Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 828 · 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 “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahul's bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) is (c) friend
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) onam
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) is (c) friend
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) year
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) is
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabir's cap
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavyas bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) priya (b) is (c) best
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen

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