Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 59 · 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? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) year
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) best (c) friend
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) diya
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabir's cap
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas' kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkar's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) eid
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras cap (c) Iras' cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meeras' pen (c) Meera's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohans' bag

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