Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 896 · 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 pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananya's cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahuls bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) holi
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's book (b) Poojas' book (c) Poojas book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) is (c) friend
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars cap
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Tara's kite (b) Taras' kite (c) Taras kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Snehas bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhans' bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) in
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) in
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im

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