Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 924 · 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 “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) year
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) diwali
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) with
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) yash (b) best (c) friend
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) year
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) year
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manavs cap (b) Manav's cap (c) Manavs' cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) farhan
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) is
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunal's cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen

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