Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 182 · 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 cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ananya
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas pen
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yash's pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavyas' book (c) Kavya's book
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhans' kite
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) friend (c) best
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aarav
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book

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