Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 458 · 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 “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans' bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs' bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) our
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) friend (c) is
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) our
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) holi
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras' pen
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs book (c) Devs' book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karan's book (c) Karans book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) rohan (c) best

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