Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 782 · 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 “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) with
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) sneha (c) friend
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priya's pen
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) lives
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Snehas' cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) jaipur
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) friend (c) is
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) is
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunal's kite
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) year
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) friend (c) is
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) friend
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) aarav (c) friend
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?

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