Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 835 · 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 Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aishas pen
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manav's bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) ishaan (b) friend (c) best
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) family (c) with
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkars cap
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohans' cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) family
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) delhi
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) narmada
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) vivaan (c) friend
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) priya
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aaravs' book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) riya (b) friend (c) best
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Ishas bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) is (b) myra (c) best

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