Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 914 · 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 Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yash's bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoyas' kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) holi
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aaravs cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhan's kite
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nishas kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .

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