Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 419 · 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 Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) onam
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) lives
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohans' book
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) a
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) best (c) saanvi
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs pen (c) Devs' pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) long
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) arjun (c) is
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) family
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaans cap
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) nisha
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manav's kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book

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