Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 559 · 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 “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) godavari
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) family
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs' kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) our
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkar's pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans' bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) aisha (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neel's kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neels kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras bag (c) Taras' bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meeras cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabirs' kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag

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