Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 788 · 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 Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aisha's pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meeras bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans' cap
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) year
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) holi
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) best (c) diya
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahul's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) yamuna
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) is
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .

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