Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 314 · 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 “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhans book
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahul's book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) with
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) is (c) arjun
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aaravs' pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) visited
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yash's bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) year
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) yamuna
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) friend (b) myra (c) best
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunals pen

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