Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 593 · 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? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras bag (c) Taras' bag
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) family
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) yash (b) friend (c) is
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) visited
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaans pen
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans' kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras' kite
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) last

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