Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 944 · 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 “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananya's bag
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) is (b) zoya (c) best
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meeras' cap
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans' bag
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas bag
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diyas bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) is
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) narmada
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aarav's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite

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