Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 847 · 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 bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs' bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) eid
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) godavari
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) best (b) ananya (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) last
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas book (c) Riyas' book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nishas kite
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) a
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag

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