Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 120 · 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'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riya's book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) friend (c) myra
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) with
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas' pen
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas pen (c) Ananyas' pen
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas cap (b) Aisha's cap (c) Aishas' cap
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhans cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) is
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) eid
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) kolkata
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't

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