Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 183 · 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 “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yash's pen
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) diya (c) is
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjuns kite
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yash's bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nishas kite
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaans bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) chennai
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) onam
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls' kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) last
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) is (b) meera (c) friend
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) narmada
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) yamuna
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen

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