Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 973 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) celebrate
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals' book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) river
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvis' bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neel's cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neels cap
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhans' kite
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) uncle
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) is
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) with
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) best (c) friend
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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