Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 626 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans cap (c) Vivaans' cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) family
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myra's pen (b) Myras pen (c) Myras' pen
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhans cap (c) Farhan's cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diya's bag
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas' kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) best (c) ananya
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diyas' kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Dev's pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahul's bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananyas kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoya's cap (c) Zoyas' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) ishaan
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunal's book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) manav (c) best

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