Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 992 · 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 birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) a
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis' pen
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohans pen
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) family
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) is
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras bag (c) Taras' bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoya's kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aaravs' book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riyas book (c) Riya's book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) celebrate
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) karan
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjuns' pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myra's kite (c) Myras kite

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