Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 891 · 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) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aarav's bag (c) Aaravs bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) river (c) long
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karan's pen (b) Karans pen (c) Karans' pen
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohan's bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?

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