Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 598 · 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 “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) family (c) celebrate
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) yash (b) best (c) friend
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohan's pen
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Isha's bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) ganga
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) is
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) kabir (c) is
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Taras bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) celebrate
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) narmada

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