Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 41 · 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 bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavya's cap
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) friend (c) tara
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas' book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aishas' kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aisha's pen
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) is (c) priya
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) karan (c) best
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis bag

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