Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 240 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) karan (b) best (c) friend
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) best (c) diya
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Snehas kite
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) year
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) best (c) isha
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aaravs' kite
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kabir

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