Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 393 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priyas pen
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvis' bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) riya (b) best (c) is
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas' book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite

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