Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 813 · 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) hasn't (c) hasnt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) narmada
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) long
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aisha's pen
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoyas' book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) godavari
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunal's kite
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) eid
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) diwali
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priya's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book

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