Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 411 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riya's kite
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) with (c) our
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riya's pen
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) best (c) friend
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) year
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) best
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) vivaan
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) godavari
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Snehas' cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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