Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 836 · 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 “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) last
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) celebrate
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) friend (c) is
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs bag
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) year
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) is
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas' kite
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Poojas' pen (c) Pooja's pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) long

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