Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 330 · 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 celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) celebrate
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) aarav (c) is
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohans' kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaan's cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs cap
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manav's kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) birthday
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns' book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) yamuna
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) in
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) uncle
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?

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