Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 650 · 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? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohans' kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's book (b) Poojas book (c) Poojas' book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) a
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels pen (b) Neel's pen (c) Neels' pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) is (c) friend
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) friend (c) is
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manav's cap
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) family
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Iras kite (c) Ira's kite
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohan's cap
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahuls' book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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