Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 69 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) river
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) our (c) celebrate
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) holi
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Aditya's kite
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaans cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhans' book (c) Farhan's book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Dev's cap
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meeras bag
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) a
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) a
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) river
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .

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