Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 781 · 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 book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas cap (b) Kavya's cap (c) Kavyas' cap
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) is (b) best (c) meera
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aishas bag (c) Aisha's bag
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Ira's kite (c) Iras' kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) our
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas' cap (c) Aishas cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs cap

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