Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 553 · 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 Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Taras cap (c) Tara's cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) is (b) yash (c) best
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manav's bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manavs bag
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) celebrate
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunal's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) family
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Sneha's cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohan's pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Isha's pen
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't

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