Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 633 · 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) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meeras' kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) is (c) best
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunals' kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) is
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans' bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) river
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i

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