Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 763 · 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 “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) visited
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunal's pen
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) yamuna
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) friend (b) pooja (c) is
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) farhan (c) is
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) isha
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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