Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 483 · 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 Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohan's bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karans kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) best (b) pooja (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manav's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) is (c) aarav
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans' bag
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhans bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunals' kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoyas cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Ishas book (c) Isha's book

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