Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 127 · 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) do'nt (c) don't
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) year
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhans cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aisha's book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) onam
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabirs' kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) rohan
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) is (c) friend
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) is
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) year
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabir's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) family
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myra's cap
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans book

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