Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 848 · 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 cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunal's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs' pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjuns' kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't

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