Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 572 · 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 uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riya's book
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) friend (c) aisha
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myras cap
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Taras bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) best (b) rahul (c) friend
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas pen
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Pooja's kite (c) Poojas kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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