Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 783 · 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) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) godavari
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) narmada
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riya's cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) uncle
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manav's kite
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahuls pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) is
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) lives
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Iras' bag (c) Ira's bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't

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