Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 590 · 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) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riyas book (c) Riya's book
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas kite (b) Kavyas' kite (c) Kavya's kite
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns' cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels book (c) Neels' book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yashs pen
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) long
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) last
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas 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 kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohans kite
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjun's pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karans kite

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