Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 585 · 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 “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) in
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) is
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjun's pen
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) family
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas book (c) Ishas' book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) ananya (c) friend
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) family
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) sneha (c) is
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunal's kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) best (c) is
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite

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