Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 270 · 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 “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) with
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) yamuna
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Devs cap (c) Dev's cap
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) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) last
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) ganga
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) is (c) friend
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) visited
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) river
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) friend (b) best (c) myra
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) ishaan

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