Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 671 · 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 Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunal's pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananyas cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aishas' pen
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) jaipur
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) karan (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) yamuna
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) best (b) manav (c) is
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) river

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