Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 577 · 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 “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Tara's bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's bag (b) Aishas bag (c) Aishas' bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) is
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) with
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) a
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yashs' bag
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) a
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) uncle
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) year
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) kolkata
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas book (c) Priyas' book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas' kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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