Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 297 · 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) wasnt (c) wasn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) chennai
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) long
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) with
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) myra (c) is
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) pune
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) chennai
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) is
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meeras' pen (c) Meera's pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate

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