Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 444 · 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 “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) a
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) is (c) aarav
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) long
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aarav's pen
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riya's cap
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels bag
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) celebrate
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap

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