Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 659 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) godavari
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) best (c) friend
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras book (c) Myras' book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) friend (c) arjun
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvis pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) diwali
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras cap (c) Taras' cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) celebrate
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priyas book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) friend (b) best (c) neel
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last

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