Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 322 · 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) ca'nt (c) can't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) family
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas kite
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) friend (b) priya (c) best
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) our
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priyas' pen
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) is
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) a
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) in
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) best (c) manav
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Ishas' kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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