Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 821 · 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) dont (c) don't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) is
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aishas' pen
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahul's cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) our
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diyas kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) river (c) long
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) in (c) lucknow
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjuns' book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Snehas' cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meeras' cap
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) ananya
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaan's kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year

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