Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 222 · 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 “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) is
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunals' pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) eid
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) is
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) a
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) best (c) manav
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvis cap
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) uncle
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs' book (c) Devs book
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) vivaan (c) friend
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) jaipur
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) lives
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diya's pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aishas kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?

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