Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 219 · 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 Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaans' book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) best (b) is (c) ira
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) river
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoyas' cap
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) kaveri
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaans pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabirs kite
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) river
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) is (c) friend
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) with
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas' kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoya's pen (c) Zoyas' pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) is (c) vivaan
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs' bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjuns pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) best (c) friend
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag

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