Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 574 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Devs bag (c) Dev's bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neel's cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Devs' book (c) Dev's book
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas' book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvis' cap
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) farhan
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans cap
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aarav's bag (c) Aaravs' bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) friend
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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