Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 446 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karans' cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) best (c) vivaan
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priya's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoyas' cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) is (b) best (c) riya
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas kite
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) family
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Dev's cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Devs cap
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas book (c) Nishas' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october

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