Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 473 · 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 “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) pune
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) our
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) farhan
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) celebrate
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riya's book
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) kaveri
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
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 “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens

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