Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 131 · 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 “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Aditya's kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) is (c) aisha
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) jaipur
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) nisha
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) lives
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras' kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) friend (c) is
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?

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