Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 379 · 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 “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) godavari
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aditya
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoyas cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priya's book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Taras bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) sneha
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras' bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diyas' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year

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