Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 114 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjun's pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) friend (c) dev
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nisha's book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) is
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) in (c) october
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) omkar (c) best
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) friend (c) arjun
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal

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