Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 113 · 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 “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neels' book (c) Neel's book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) kaveri
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aishas book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananya's bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nishas' kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aishas kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) mumbai
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manavs book (c) Manav's book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) friend (b) best (c) kunal
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?

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