Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 811 · 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 “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas' pen
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) with
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) uncle
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvi's pen
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) family
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahul's cap
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) is
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Iras' book (c) Ira's book
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) long
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) holi
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riya's bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neel's kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neels kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march

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