Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 724 · 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 “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunals' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) friend (c) arjun
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yashs bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) in
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkars book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans' bag
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs' pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) is (b) best (c) aisha
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs' kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) kavya (c) best

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