Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 907 · 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 “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans pen (b) Farhan's pen (c) Farhans' pen
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) river
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans' kite (c) Farhans kite
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahul's book
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) is (b) best (c) yash
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) chennai
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aarav
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas' kite (c) Priyas kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjuns' book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aarav's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) in

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