Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 289 · 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) has'nt (c) hasn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) aditya
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aaravs' kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) with
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) best (b) friend (c) isha
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) a
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) best (c) is

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