Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 983 · 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? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavyas' book (c) Kavya's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) friend (b) best (c) kunal
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaan's book
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myras' cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) kaveri
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) best (b) diya (c) is
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananya's bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) birthday
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) best (c) vivaan
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We 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? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) a
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) is (b) friend (c) kabir

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