Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 134 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Aditya's bag
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoyas pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neels' pen
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas' kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) is
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) family
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras' bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) friend (b) best (c) pooja
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) family
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas pen (b) Snehas' pen (c) Sneha's pen
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs book (c) Yashs' book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) zoya (c) is
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaan's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nisha's pen (c) Nishas pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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