Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 145 · 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 “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) jaipur
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) kaveri
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) narmada
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) ananya (c) best
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) yamuna
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) pongal
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neel's cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas' pen
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohans book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas kite
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs kite (b) Yashs' kite (c) Yash's kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myra's bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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