Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 355 · 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.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) rahul (c) best
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) with
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karan's pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karans pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) is
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Iras cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas pen
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) rohan (c) friend
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) with
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) holi
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) is
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yash's cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yashs' cap
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) friend (b) is (c) nisha

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