Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 124 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) ganga
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neel's cap
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) family
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) our
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) friend (b) priya (c) best
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diyas kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) sneha (c) best
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhans' pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) with
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunals bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) river
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls' pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari

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