Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 946 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Ishas book (c) Isha's book
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaans pen
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Tara's pen
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs kite (b) Yashs' kite (c) Yash's kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meera's pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) yash (c) is
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meeras' kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) with
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabirs pen
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) narmada
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) best (c) meera

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