Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 910 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neels' book (c) Neel's book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunal's bag
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karans' cap
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lucknow (c) uncle
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkars bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) uncle
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?

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