Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 394 · 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 sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans pen
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaan's book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) family
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) best (c) friend
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs' cap
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Iras book (c) Ira's book
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) ganga
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) omkar (c) is
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt

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