Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 796 · 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 kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aisha's kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananyas' book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) our
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Pooja's cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunal's bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) onam
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) uncle
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas book (c) Nishas' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) yamuna
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas' bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) best (c) omkar
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't

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