Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 753 · 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 ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) family
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) pongal
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) diwali
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) with
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neels' book (c) Neel's book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans' cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas' kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) friend (c) best
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) kaveri
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) is
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in

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