Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 86 · 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 book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) lives
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) sneha (c) friend
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) last
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) is (c) friend
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) family
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs' kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvi's book
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Iras' book (c) Ira's book
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives

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