Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 228 · 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 Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) is
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riyas kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diya's cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diyas' cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kavya
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) a
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) celebrate
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myra's bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) yamuna
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Taras kite (c) Tara's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaans book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt

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