Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 287 · 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) I'am (c) Im
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) saanvi (c) friend
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priyas book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans' kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yashs' pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) is
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvis kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) sneha
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) our
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) in
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs book (c) Devs' book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) lucknow

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