Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 132 · 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 “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) long
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Adityas pen
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvis kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans bag
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aisha's kite
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) kavya
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas' bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) friend (b) nisha (c) best
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) best (c) rohan
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) our
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt

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