Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 584 · 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 “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras' kite
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkar's cap
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabir's kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) with
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvis' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras cap
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) zoya (c) friend
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) long
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaans book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohan's bag
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aarav
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans book (b) Karans' book (c) Karan's book

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