Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 837 · 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? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) is (c) best
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis' cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) lives
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs' pen
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) kaveri
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) is (c) farhan
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) family
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) is (c) aarav
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) uncle
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas bag
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) chennai
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) best (b) is (c) nisha
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag

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