Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 686 · 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 cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras cap (c) Iras' cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras' pen (b) Ira's pen (c) Iras pen
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) with
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Snehas' bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priya's kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) best (b) is (c) isha
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunals kite
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Taras cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) in
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) dev (c) friend
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't

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