Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 602 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) best (b) saanvi (c) is
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas kite
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
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 “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's cap (b) Poojas' cap (c) Poojas cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) is (c) friend
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) godavari
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite

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