Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 856 · 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 Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras book (c) Myras' book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) is (c) best
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) lives
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) is
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aishas book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) river
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas' book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) celebrate
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) best (c) ananya
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) pongal
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvis' bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvi's book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) kolkata
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) our
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananyas bag
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nisha's pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) is

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