Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 173 · 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 book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) is
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs cap (c) Kabirs' cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaans pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) a
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) best (c) friend
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) best (c) friend
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) best (c) is
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) aarav (c) friend
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) lives
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karans kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) is
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) celebrate
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Tara's bag (c) Taras' bag
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?

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