Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 637 · 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 “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) is (b) best (c) myra
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karan's kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riya's kite
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohans pen
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yash's pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabirs pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manavs book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) long
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riyas cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) lives
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) a
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap

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