Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 759 · 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) wasn't (c) wasnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) is
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas book (c) Riyas' book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoya's pen
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas' bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) best (c) is
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Snehas' bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aishas bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) family
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manav's cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives

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