Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 833 · 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? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs cap
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karans kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) is
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras book (c) Meeras' book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) jaipur
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) omkar (c) best
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manav's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) with
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) a
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Tara's kite (b) Taras' kite (c) Taras kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen

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