Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 952 · 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) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas' book (c) Adityas book
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) godavari
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) delhi
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvi's bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riya's pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't

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