Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 743 · 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 is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunals pen
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaan's pen
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns' cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Isha's cap
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) family
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) is (c) best
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananyas kite

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