Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 805 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Adityas bag
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) long
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls' kite
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) river
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) best (b) friend (c) meera
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nishas pen
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Dev's cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) yamuna
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs bag (c) Devs' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvis' cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?

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