Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 951 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Pooja's kite
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananyas kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Devs' book (c) Dev's book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) mumbai
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) river (c) a
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aishas kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' pen (b) Poojas pen (c) Pooja's pen
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nisha's bag
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's book (b) Snehas' book (c) Snehas book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) our
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) diya (c) best
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nisha's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aishas bag (c) Aisha's bag

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