Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 194 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs bag
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) godavari
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priyas' kite
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
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 book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aaravs book
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans' book (c) Karans book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday

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