Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 293 · 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 “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's book (b) Snehas' book (c) Snehas book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) karan
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) kavya (c) is
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavyas kite (c) Kavya's kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nisha's pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Adityas kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt

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