Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 632 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) delhi
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras' book
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunal's pen
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aisha's pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabirs kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) is
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabirs' bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) ganga
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Dev's pen
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) with
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) friend
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family

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