Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 893 · 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 eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) our
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans' book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahuls bag
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) long
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) sneha
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) yamuna
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meeras' cap
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myra's kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myras kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) best (b) friend (c) ira
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) rohan (c) friend
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) is (c) best

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