Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 864 · 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 bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) cricket
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priyas' kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manavs kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) kolkata
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) is (b) zoya (c) best
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) chennai
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) ganga
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riya's cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) pongal
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont

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