Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 277 · 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) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) family
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) best (c) is
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Ishas pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhan's pen
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahul's book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) yamuna
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Adityas pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahul's pen
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvis' kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) best (b) friend (c) myra
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) is (b) best (c) pooja
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm

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