Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 356 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras' book (c) Iras book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) a
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) eid
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) delhi
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nisha's pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) yash (b) friend (c) best
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahuls bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas' cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Tara's bag
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) family
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited

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