Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 819 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) pongal
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs' kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) is
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhans book
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) long
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhans pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yashs' cap (c) Yash's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans pen

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