Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 160 · 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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priya's bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Ishas' kite
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas kite
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs' kite
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Isha's bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) ganga
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananyas' bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) lives
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs cap
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas kite
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis' pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Snehas' cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) is (c) kavya
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riya's pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riyas' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year

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