Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 61 · 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? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkars bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvis book
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Adityas pen
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras' book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aisha's book
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aishas' cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananyas' book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls' kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Iras cap (c) Ira's cap
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in

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