Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 497 · 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) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras' kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs' cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) in
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) with (c) family
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) friend (c) vivaan
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaans' book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diya's pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabir's kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaans' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march

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