Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 987 · 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? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs' pen
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) narmada
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) kavya (c) best
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavyas bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) our (c) celebrate
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvis' bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) a
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) is (c) best
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoya's pen (c) Zoyas' pen
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) is (b) farhan (c) friend
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) ananya
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) ganga
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) best (b) is (c) karan
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riyas book
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahul's book

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