Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 746 · 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 visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhans bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) friend (c) farhan
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) river (c) a
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nishas cap (c) Nisha's cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) is (c) meera
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karans' cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Poojas book (c) Pooja's book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) with
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karan's kite
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't

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