Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 780 · 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? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananyas' bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) friend (c) is
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas book (b) Poojas' book (c) Pooja's book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myras' cap
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) is
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) kaveri
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahul's kite (c) Rahuls' kite
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaan's book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) friend (c) best
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunal's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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