Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 656 · 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 “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) our
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) manav (c) best
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavyas' cap
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) kaveri
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) best (b) ira (c) friend
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs' cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i

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