Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 586 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manavs kite
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs cap
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaans' pen
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) is (c) neel
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aaravs' book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) family
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) last
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavya's pen (c) Kavyas' pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june

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