Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 777 · 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 “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels' book (c) Neels book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhan's book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) lives
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaans' kite
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) friend (b) isha (c) is
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen

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