Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 961 · 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 “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunals kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) best (b) is (c) manav
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diyas pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Taras pen (c) Tara's pen
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) priya (b) is (c) best
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riya's book
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) friend (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) with
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs book
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) in
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Iras' book (c) Ira's book
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap

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