Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 142 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahuls' cap
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) is
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) manav (c) friend
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) godavari
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) lives
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunal's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) year
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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