Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 890 · 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 is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans cap (c) Vivaans' cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) river
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahul's bag
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoyas' kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) riya
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) family
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjuns' bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) ganga
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) diwali
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) best (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) kolkata
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) godavari
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavyas pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riya's pen

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