Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 791 · 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) isnt (c) isn't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) our
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) a
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) best
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs' cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahul's book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
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 mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) friend (b) rahul (c) is
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite

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