Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 260 · 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 book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Isha's cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Ishas' cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) river (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yash's bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) pongal
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) delhi
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
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 kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras' pen (b) Ira's pen (c) Iras pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals' pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book

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