Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 247 · 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 cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabirs cap
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) kaveri
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavya's cap
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) friend (c) is
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) river
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjuns' pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas' book
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manavs book (c) Manav's book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book

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