Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 589 · 40 questions

The grammar rule (Capitals, marks, apostrophes): Capital letters: the first word of a sentence, the word I, and every proper noun (Jaipur, Monday, Diwali). End marks: ? after a question, . after a telling sentence, ! after “What a …!” or “How …!”. Apostrophes: in short forms, where letters are left out (do not → don’t); and to show who owns something (Riya’s bag).

1. 1.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) a
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs book (c) Yashs' book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjuns cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) with
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) best (b) yash (c) is
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaans pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diyas bag
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aisha's book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) friend (c) aisha
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunal's cap

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