Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 236 · 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 Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans' kite
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) is (c) best
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras cap
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) is
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Ishas book (c) Isha's book
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabirs kite
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) best (c) friend
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Isha's pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neels' bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) friend (c) arjun
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is

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