Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 594 · 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 “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas book
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) long
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) celebrate (c) with
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) rohan (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) manav
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas' book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras cap (c) Iras' cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) godavari
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) jaipur
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai

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