Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 904 · 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 “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) visited
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) best (c) friend
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) celebrate
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) yamuna
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkar's bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhan's kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkars cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) long
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aaravs' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on

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