Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 613 · 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 “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananyas' book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas kite
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) long
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) a
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) is
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans' kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohans' kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) our
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diyas' kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen

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