Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 715 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) a
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) friend
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras' bag
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) omkar (c) is
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras' pen (b) Myras pen (c) Myra's pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) kavya
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) our
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aaravs' bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Snehas' bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) is (c) best
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans book (b) Karans' book (c) Karan's book

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