Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 760 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) is
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas bag
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvi's cap
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) is (c) arjun
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) last
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkar's kite
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karan's cap (c) Karans' cap
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) with
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) karan (b) best (c) friend
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
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 is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs book (c) Devs' book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) yamuna
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manav's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) our
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?

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