Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 447 · 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) did'nt (c) didn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Iras kite
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) last
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) is
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) kaveri
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karan's pen (b) Karans pen (c) Karans' pen
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) lives
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans book (c) Ishaans' book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book

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