Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 363 · 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? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) family
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) ganga
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras' kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) lives
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas' kite
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) pune
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kunal
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aarav's pen
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) last
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvis bag (c) Saanvi's bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) friend (b) best (c) pooja
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aishas' pen (c) Aisha's pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjuns' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas cap

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