Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 859 · 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 Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahul's book
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) uncle
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) rahul (c) best
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) best (b) is (c) isha
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) uncle
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) kaveri
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) holi
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't

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