Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 705 · 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 celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs cap
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) long
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) best (c) rohan
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvis pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) best (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) river (c) is
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavya's pen
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Dev's bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Devs bag
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls book

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