Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 217 · 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 pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yashs pen
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) zoya
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas' book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Aditya's cap
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) long
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite

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