Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 529 · 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) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohans' bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' pen (b) Poojas pen (c) Pooja's pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas cap (b) Kavya's cap (c) Kavyas' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Isha's kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) eid
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) is (c) kabir
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs' pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras' kite
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans' kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras book (c) Myras' book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite

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