Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 853 · 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 Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoya's cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhan's bag
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans' bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunals' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananya's bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .

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