Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 245 · 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 bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) in
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) isha
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) year
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manav's bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manavs' bag
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhan's pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) a
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs pen (c) Devs' pen
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) our (c) celebrate
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play

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