Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 345 · 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 book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans' book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahuls cap
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Aditya's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) last
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) with
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahuls' book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) aditya (c) best
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riya's pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riyas pen
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhans' book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our

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