Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 480 · 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 “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aishas book (c) Aisha's book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) is (c) best
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavyas' book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas pen (c) Ananyas' pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkar's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) best (b) is (c) rohan
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) with
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) a
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neels pen

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