Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 898 · 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.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Poojas kite
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) uncle
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myra's cap
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls' pen
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras' pen
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) our
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans' pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) river
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs' cap
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhan's book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunal's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) sneha (c) best
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) friend (b) is (c) isha

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