Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 786 · 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) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) uncle
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) narmada
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) best (b) ishaan (c) friend
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) family
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) pongal
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis' pen
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) family
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) best (c) is
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?

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