Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 829 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs' pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs' kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) lives (c) uncle
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Iras' bag (c) Ira's bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) friend (c) arjun
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) is
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) family
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt

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