Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 927 · 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 “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs' cap
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Pooja's cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) onam
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) pune
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) is (c) kabir
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Iras' bag (c) Ira's bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) pongal
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaans' kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) uncle (c) in
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvi's kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karans pen (c) Karan's pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) friend (c) best

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