Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 576 · 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 “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) visited
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavya's cap (c) Kavyas cap
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhans bag
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjuns' pen
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) best (c) aditya
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas pen
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Ishas book (c) Isha's book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manavs cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) last
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Poojas' cap (c) Pooja's cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diyas' pen
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book

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