Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 645 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvis bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Iras book (c) Ira's book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) best
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) visited
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) is
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) eid
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) friend (c) is
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs' cap
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) river
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) lives
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahuls' book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata

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