Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 407 · 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) reopens (b) on (c) monday
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras' pen (b) Myras pen (c) Myra's pen
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis' kite
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas' kite
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananyas cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neels bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) long
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?

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