Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 802 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas' bag
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjun's pen
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) birthday
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Ishas bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras' cap
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaans book (c) Ishaan's book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhan's book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) long
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) is
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite

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