Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 901 · 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 is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aaravs bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) in
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) year
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) holi
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) ganga
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananyas' cap (c) Ananya's cap
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riya's cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas' bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras book
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananyas kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) uncle
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras bag
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt

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