Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 440 · 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 is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans cap (c) Farhans' cap
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) is
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs' pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvis bag
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans' bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoyas' bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) is (b) nisha (c) friend
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) is (b) best (c) ishaan
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohans' bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year

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