Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 547 · 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? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Poojas' kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) friend (b) saanvi (c) best
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) kolkata
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myras book (c) Myra's book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaans' kite
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) friend (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) long
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) yamuna
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) is (b) best (c) ishaan
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Taras book (c) Tara's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ananya
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priyas' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens

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