Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 272 · 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 “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) river
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) kaveri
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aishas book (c) Aisha's book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) is (b) neel (c) best
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) sneha (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans' kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras kite (c) Iras' kite
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yash's pen
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) with
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) is (c) best
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras bag
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !

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