Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 87 · 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 cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Iras kite (c) Ira's kite
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) our
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) river
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) in
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aarav's cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaans' bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) in (c) kolkata
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aishas kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) celebrate
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) river
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt

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