Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 262 · 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.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas' book
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) best (c) is
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) family
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) narmada
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) eid
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) vivaan (c) friend
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) last
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhan's kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't

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