Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 323 · 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 Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myras cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) last
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananyas cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) with
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) a
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Pooja's bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) celebrate
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunal's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march

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