Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 143 · 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 “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabirs kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs book (c) Yashs' book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) with
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riyas' bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) best (b) rohan (c) friend
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) family
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) is (b) kabir (c) best
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) is (c) friend
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) friend (c) best
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Adityas' cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neels' pen

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