Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 81 · 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 book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas' book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) pune
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhans book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) family (c) with
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahuls' cap
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis' cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Snehas kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) kaveri
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aishas book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yash's bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) friend
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a

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