Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 251 · 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 pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Sneha's bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cricket
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) is (b) ishaan (c) best
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavyas' book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) is
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) year
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas' bag
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls' pen
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) is (c) friend
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) long
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) long
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diyas' kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) with
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras' book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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