Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 215 · 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 kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
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 jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Devs pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Taras book (c) Tara's book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's book (b) Snehas' book (c) Snehas book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) long
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) friend (b) best (c) rahul
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) friend (b) best (c) tara
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans book (c) Ishaans' book

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