Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 112 · 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) don't (c) do'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs pen (c) Devs' pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) uncle
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 “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahuls book
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras cap
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) long
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas' kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaans pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is

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