Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 465 · 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) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) best (c) friend
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavyas bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) chennai
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) celebrate
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) long
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aaravs' pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) our
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) aisha (c) is
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoya's pen
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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