Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 144 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Isha's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras' kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras' bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myra's kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myras' kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) year
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) myra (c) friend
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) family
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) onam
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priyas' pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't

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