Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 826 · 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 Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras 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? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) is
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) our
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Pooja's kite (c) Poojas kite
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aarav's pen
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) celebrate
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras' kite
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras' book (c) Iras book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohan's cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Aditya's cap (c) Adityas' cap
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june

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