Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 135 · 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 “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabirs' pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) family
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) best (c) saanvi
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabir's cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) godavari
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) friend (c) best
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) kolkata
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas' kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) is
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahuls' book
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?

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