Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 285 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Aditya's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) is
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yash's pen
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) river
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) diwali
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) kaveri
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) yamuna
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) with
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) friend (c) best

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