Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 631 · 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 Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nisha's kite
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) with
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas' book (c) Adityas book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag

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