Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 151 · 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 “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvi's kite
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Isha's bag
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) lives
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkar's kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) kolkata
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunal's kite
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunals pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Taras book (c) Tara's book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) lives
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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