Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 925 · 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) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diya's bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) uncle
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) rahul (c) best
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) is (c) manav
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkars cap
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) family
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) best (c) omkar
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karan's book (c) Karans book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) is (c) friend
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aishas' kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) narmada

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