Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 238 · 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 “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Taras pen (c) Tara's pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) isha (b) friend (c) best
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) is (b) farhan (c) friend
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) karan
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) jaipur
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas' pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) is
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diya's bag
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas bag
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myra's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) celebrate
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavyas kite (c) Kavya's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with

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