Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 834 · 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 pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaan's bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) holi
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) a
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) friend (b) best (c) zoya
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meeras' bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhan's pen
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) lives
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aishas' cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahuls' kite

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