Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 126 · 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) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) onam
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) chennai
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) is (c) friend
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvi's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) family
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Dev's cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Devs cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) best (c) friend
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) narmada
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt

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