Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 268 · 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 “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) friend (b) pooja (c) is
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) is
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) best (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kavya
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riya's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas' kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Poojas' kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahuls book

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