Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 212 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Ira's pen
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans' kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) a
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) narmada
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karans pen (c) Karan's pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) lives
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) river (c) long
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvis' bag
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?

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