Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 280 · 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) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras bag (c) Taras' bag
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Iras kite (c) Ira's kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhans cap
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals' pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) holi
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas' pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) a
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Tara's pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls' cap
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Ishas pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nishas cap (c) Nisha's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .

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