Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 875 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs bag (c) Devs' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manavs kite
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nisha's kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) is
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) dev (c) is
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) diya
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) our
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) narmada
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) friend (c) best

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