Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 742 · 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 “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) family
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) is (b) friend (c) myra
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) narmada
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's book (b) Poojas book (c) Poojas' book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) river
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) onam
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhan's pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) is (b) best (c) aisha
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras' book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?

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