Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 685 · 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 yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) a
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aarav's cap
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) celebrate
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) diwali
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) year
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Devs bag
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riyas cap
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag

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