Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 203 · 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 uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) chennai
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras' pen (c) Meeras pen
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) with
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) best
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) in
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) a
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neel's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjun's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhan's bag

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