Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 912 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) year
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunals' kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) a
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoya's kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Iras' book (c) Ira's book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis' cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoya's cap (c) Zoyas' cap
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Dev's cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's kite (b) Kavyas kite (c) Kavyas' kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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