Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 149 · 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 cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvis' kite
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Ishas' bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras book
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) best
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Isha's kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) holi
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .

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