Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 191 · 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 “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) best (c) aarav
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) friend (b) is (c) saanvi
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Ishas book (c) Isha's book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) best (b) is (c) rahul
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meeras kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunal's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) year
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myra's kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myras kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals kite

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