Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 417 · 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 kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myra's kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) friend (c) best
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) friend (c) arjun
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananya's book (c) Ananyas book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neel's cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) family
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priyas book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs' kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs kite
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) pune
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaans' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) is

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