Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 552 · 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 kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvi's kite
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) with
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas' cap
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Snehas' bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs' bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Taras book (c) Tara's book
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) uncle (c) in
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) our
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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