Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 930 · 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 kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras kite
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) our
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas' bag
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels pen (b) Neel's pen (c) Neels' pen
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) manav
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) yamuna
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) family
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananyas' cap

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