Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 776 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manav's cap
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) uncle
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) karan
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nisha's bag
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) friend (b) priya (c) is
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) is (c) best
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) is (b) ira (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) friend (c) omkar
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananya's book (c) Ananyas book
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) sneha (c) is
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our

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