Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 749 · 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 pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) kaveri
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) best (b) yash (c) is
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) uncle
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (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 “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) is
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas pen (b) Snehas' pen (c) Sneha's pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) aarav (c) friend
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's book (b) Kavyas' book (c) Kavyas book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aishas' pen

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