Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 496 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) friend (c) best
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) is
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaan's kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabirs' kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahuls' cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) river
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meeras' bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) family
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans' bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) best (c) friend
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) is
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars' book

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