Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 265 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) lives
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoya's pen
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas' book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) a
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yashs' bag
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) with
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aaravs' kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aisha's kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myra's kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans' bag
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt

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