Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 779 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) river (c) long
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) diya (c) best
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) friend (b) is (c) ira
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Ishas' bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas' book (c) Ishas book
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) eid
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
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 uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) is
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunal's book

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