Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 617 · 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 “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) with
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manav's book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars' book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjuns kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Isha's kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas kite (b) Kavyas' kite (c) Kavya's kite
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) priya
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) mumbai
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas' book (c) Adityas book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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