Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 185 · 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 kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) yamuna
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) celebrate
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs cap
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) best (c) arjun
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) lives
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priya's cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) is (b) rohan (c) friend
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans' cap
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunal's bag
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) friend (c) is
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) in
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't

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