Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 794 · 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 “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) is (c) manav
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) is (c) best
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) karan (b) is (c) friend
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Iras kite (c) Ira's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars' cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras' kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neels pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aarav's bag (c) Aaravs' bag
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?

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