Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 967 · 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 best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) aisha (c) best
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjun's cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riya's book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) our
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Isha's cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Ishas' cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars' kite (c) Omkars kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhan's bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas' kite
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riya's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) onam
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm

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