Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 198 · 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) I'am (c) Im
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Adityas bag
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabirs' bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) is
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs' bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) our
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Sneha's cap
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) year
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) in
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) lives (c) in
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !

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