Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 884 · 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 Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaans pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's pen (b) Snehas' pen (c) Snehas pen
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) long
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Taras kite (c) Tara's kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs' cap
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas cap
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neels bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) delhi
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't

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