Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 725 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yash's cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yashs' cap
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaans' kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) lives
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) diwali
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) best (c) friend
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) is (c) neel
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) narmada
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) meera (b) best (c) friend
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras cap (c) Iras' cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) year
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) our
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs kite (c) Manavs' kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) best (b) kunal (c) friend
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag

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