Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 648 · 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 “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riya's bag
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Sneha's pen (c) Snehas pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs' cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Taras' book (c) Tara's book
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) year
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priyas pen
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) pune
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) with
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) best (c) omkar
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) friend (c) saanvi
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs' bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaan's kite

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