Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 316 · 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 Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans' kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neel's cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neels' cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars' book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) lives
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) yamuna
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) lives
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Devs' book (c) Dev's book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) river
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur

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