Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 292 · 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) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunal's kite
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) in
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) river
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans' book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhan's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) in
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kavya
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?

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