Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 765 · 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 Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans pen
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) visited
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) ira (b) best (c) is
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Pooja's bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans' kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaans' bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) with (c) celebrate
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aditya
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) cricket (c) i
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manavs kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) friend (c) is
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Dev's cap (b) Devs cap (c) Devs' cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) river
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diyas kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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