Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 953 · 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 Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans' cap
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs' cap
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Ira's cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) godavari
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabirs cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) family
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas' kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap

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