Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 748 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs' bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) rohan
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) kaveri
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) year
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjuns' bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananya's book (c) Ananyas' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) best (b) friend (c) saanvi
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Aditya's cap
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) lives
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) is (b) best (c) karan
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen

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