Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 490 · 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 “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) long
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karan's kite
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Devs bag (c) Dev's bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) myra (c) is
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) ishaan
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) celebrate
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) in
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals' pen
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) is (b) karan (c) friend
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras' book (c) Iras book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) celebrate
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) last
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag

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