Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 569 · 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) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans' cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diya's pen
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) best (c) vivaan
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Ishas' kite
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) chennai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) our
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yashs bag
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) onam
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) last
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) uncle
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with

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