Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 119 · 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 bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas' pen
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) family
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) last
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) chennai (c) year
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) our
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Pooja's kite (c) Poojas kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) mumbai
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag

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