Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 109 · 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 is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) diwali
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priya's cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvi's bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Pooja's bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) river
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) lives
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs' kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myra's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabirs kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans' bag

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