Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 769 · 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 “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) is (c) friend
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras' pen (b) Myra's pen (c) Myras pen
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) last
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaans' kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) is
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavyas' book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) uncle
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) family
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvis book
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) friend (c) best
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkar's pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Ishas bag
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin

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