Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 866 · 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 cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priyas cap (c) Priya's cap
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) best (b) saanvi (c) friend
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans book (c) Ishaans' book
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) sneha
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riya's bag
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) in
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) chennai
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Aditya's cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals' kite
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar