Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 295 · 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 “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) with
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priya's bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) friend
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Snehas bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) our
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meeras cap
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunals kite
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) onam
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) priya (b) friend (c) best
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myra's cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aishas' pen

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