Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 306 · 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 “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) pongal
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meera's pen
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs cap
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) best (c) is
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas' book (c) Adityas book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras' bag

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