Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 879 · 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? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) cousin
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) best (c) kavya
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) uncle
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) with
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras' cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunals bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Devs' bag (c) Dev's bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunal's kite
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals pen (b) Kunals' pen (c) Kunal's pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) is (b) friend (c) tara
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) friend (b) kabir (c) best
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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