Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 972 · 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? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns' cap
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) celebrate
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) in
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) family
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diya's pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) aarav (c) friend
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) friend (c) is
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) godavari
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Sneha's kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) narmada
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas book
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) best (c) is
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls book (c) Rahuls' book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nishas pen

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