Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 505 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Taras' book (c) Tara's book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) ishaan (b) is (c) friend
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunals' book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) friend (c) myra
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Poojas' cap
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) is
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) dev (c) friend
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 bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Poojas kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !

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