Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 869 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) celebrate
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) river
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's book (b) Snehas book (c) Snehas' book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaans kite
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aisha's cap
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans cap (c) Farhans' cap
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoya's bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt

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