Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 451 · 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 “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaan's bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) friend (c) is
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls' pen
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) yash (b) best (c) friend
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) with
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs' book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) godavari
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karans' cap
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvi's book

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