Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 459 · 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 “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjuns' kite
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) is
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) is
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riyas' cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karan's book (c) Karans book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas pen
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) uncle
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag

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