Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 683 · 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 mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars cap
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) is
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoyas cap
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Taras kite (c) Tara's kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas' book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) friend (c) best
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas' cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhan's book
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) a
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) is (c) best
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) family
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) year
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) vivaan (c) friend
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nisha's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am

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