Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 482 · 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 “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas book (c) Nishas' book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) best (c) is
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neels pen
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) holi
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkars cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) friend
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) narmada
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) family
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaans book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Poojas' pen (c) Pooja's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen

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