Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 460 · 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 “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvi's pen
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls bag
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's book (b) Poojas' book (c) Poojas book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aaravs cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis' kite
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) with
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag

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