Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 999 · 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 yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) omkar (c) is
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) birthday
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Ira's pen
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunals' book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras' bag
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas cap (b) Aisha's cap (c) Aishas' cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) family
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas' bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) our
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) ira (b) best (c) friend
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap

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