Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 798 · 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 “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) diya
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahul's book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priyas book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) is
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) friend (c) is
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Dev's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag

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