Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 623 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunals kite
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs' pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) best (b) riya (c) is
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) friend (c) is
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) aarav (c) friend
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Pooja's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai

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