Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 790 · 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 “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) lives
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) is (b) kabir (c) best
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
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? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Ira's cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) a
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas' book (c) Ishas book
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Devs pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoya's bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls' pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) kaveri
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) godavari
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt

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