Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 641 · 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) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) our
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans book (b) Karans' book (c) Karan's book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Taras kite (c) Tara's kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns' cap
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) is (c) farhan
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) onam
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) yash (c) best
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) manav (c) best
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoya's cap (c) Zoyas' cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) diya (c) best
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aaravs' bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas' cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis kite

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