Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 96 · 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'm (b) Im (c) I'am
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) visited
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns' book
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priyas' book (c) Priya's book
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) in
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) is (b) friend (c) ira
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nisha's bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) diwali
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaans book (c) Ishaan's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas' cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas' book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) family (c) with
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite

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