Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 816 · 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? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras' cap
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) jaipur
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Tara's kite (b) Taras kite (c) Taras' kite
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavya's pen
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) celebrate
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) celebrate
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) holi
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) best (b) is (c) rahul
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's pen (b) Poojas' pen (c) Poojas pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) long
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) our

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