Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 957 · 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? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yashs' cap (c) Yash's cap
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohan's bag (c) Rohans bag
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans' cap
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manavs cap
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) a
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavyas' cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) lives
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) last
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras' kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras kite
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) best (c) rahul
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Devs kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) is (c) june

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