Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 720 · 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? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riyas' cap
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cousin (c) i
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras' kite
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas' cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priya's kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riya's pen
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) ishaan (c) best
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaans' book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjuns cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) celebrate

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