Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 214 · 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 “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manav's cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) narmada
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) ganga
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras' book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunals pen
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) river
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) uncle
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karans pen (c) Karan's pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) celebrate
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkar's kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) family
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas' bag
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaan's bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) celebrate

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