Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 449 · 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 “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs book
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neel's cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neels' cap
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) kabir (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras cap (c) Taras' cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manav's bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manavs bag
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) arjun (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) river
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) long
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aishas book (c) Aisha's book
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag

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