Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 117 · 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 “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananyas bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs' kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) friend (c) is
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs' pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) aisha (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) friend (c) rahul
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvi's pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Dev's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens

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