Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 977 · 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 Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjuns' cap
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Aditya's bag
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans' kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas' pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) friend
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas book (c) Riyas' book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) family
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) a
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) is
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt

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