Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 347 · 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 “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) with
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karan's pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karans pen
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns' cap
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs' pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas' cap (c) Aishas cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) is (b) best (c) riya
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) celebrate
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) chennai
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january

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