Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 463 · 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 “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs' book (c) Devs book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals cap
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) lives
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karans' kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myras book (c) Myra's book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aaravs book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans cap
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) aditya (c) best
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's book (b) Snehas book (c) Snehas' book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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