Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 146 · 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) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs bag (c) Devs' bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) with (c) celebrate
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) celebrate
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) nisha
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans' book (c) Karans book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs' book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) uncle
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas book (c) Priyas' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
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 old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Poojas' kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs bag
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) celebrate
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .

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