Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 202 · 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? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoya's cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Taras book (c) Tara's book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) is (c) friend
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvis bag
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's pen (b) Poojas pen (c) Poojas' pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) celebrate
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunal's bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) year
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) visited
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) lives (c) uncle
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag

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