Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 609 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) yamuna
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) with
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riyas' kite
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhan's book
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs bag (c) Devs' bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aisha's kite
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) long
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvis pen
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myra's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) pune

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