Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 843 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myra's kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) friend (b) kunal (c) is
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) uncle
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) holi
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Aditya's bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Isha's cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahul's book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) is
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is

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