Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 263 · 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) have'nt (c) haven't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhan's pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjun's pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvis book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) river (c) a
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) in
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohans' pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) river
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) year
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) celebrate
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) is (c) best
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag

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