Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 851 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) uncle
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas cap
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) godavari
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) best (c) is
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) uncle
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) friend (c) is
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kabir
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns cap
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Aditya's pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) delhi
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meeras' kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) is (c) best
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't

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