Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 699 · 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? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) river
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manavs cap
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) in
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) friend (b) myra (c) best
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans' kite
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priya's cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myras cap
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs kite
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs' bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) year
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a

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