Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 288 · 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 “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaan's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nishas' kite
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) celebrate
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjuns cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manav's pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manavs' pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) pongal
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Iras book (c) Ira's book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Dev's cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Devs cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) river
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) lives

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