Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 774 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) rohan (c) best
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) is
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) is
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavya's cap
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) is
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) our
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas kite
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) priya (c) friend
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?

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