Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 166 · 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 lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) friend (c) aarav
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) with
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans' cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) friend
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabir's cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunal's book
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) is (c) in
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) play
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahuls' cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) river
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aaravs kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) family
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) friend (c) best
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .

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