Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 506 · 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 cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans' cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Aditya's bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) our
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras' cap
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) yash (c) best
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) year
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhans' pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) is (c) dev
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs' pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans bag
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ira

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