Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 278 · 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.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) with
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas book (c) Ishas' book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjuns' cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoya's cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabirs cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) best
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) eid
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aaravs' bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) kavya (c) friend
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali

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