Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 806 · 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) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Devs bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Sneha's kite
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvi's cap
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananyas' bag
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) eid
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) jaipur
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myra's cap
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas book (c) Nishas' book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Tara's kite (b) Taras kite (c) Taras' kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaan's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) long
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) yash (c) is
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) a

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