Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 965 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) ganga
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas cap
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans book
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yashs bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neels bag
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) friend (b) neel (c) best
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) our
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) river
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) kaveri
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't

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