Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 595 · 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? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) kavya (c) best
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs' kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) lives (c) uncle
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) with
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riyas book (c) Riya's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) godavari
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) is (c) friend
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) a
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras' pen (b) Iras pen (c) Ira's pen

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