Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 332 · 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 pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) river
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ira
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riyas kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas' cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) our
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) in
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june

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