Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 515 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) river
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls kite
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas' kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
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? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's kite (b) Kavyas' kite (c) Kavyas kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans cap
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) friend
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) long

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