Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 646 · 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? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) myra (c) is
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans cap
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) best (b) kunal (c) friend
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aaravs' cap
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) is
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhan's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs' kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) ganga
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priyas cap (c) Priya's cap

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