Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 739 · 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) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) diya
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Devs bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhan's kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karan's book (c) Karans book
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) family
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) vivaan (c) friend
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Aditya's bag

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