Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 18 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) cricket
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunal's book
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) kaveri
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) family
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) yash (c) is
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjuns' kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunal's pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahul's cap
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) pune
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) lives
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) with
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) long

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