Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 290 · 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 “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvis cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) pune
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Aditya's bag
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) is
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) year
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) river
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aishas pen

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