Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 561 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) year
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) in
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) eid
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels' book (c) Neels book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas' kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohans' cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) delhi
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) is (b) tara (c) friend
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diyas bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoyas' bag
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meeras' bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) best (b) ishaan (c) friend
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) is (c) friend
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) in

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