Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 220 · 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 pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yashs' pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) jaipur
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) river
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) diya
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) best (c) sneha
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohan's pen
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs' book (c) Devs book
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) a
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Sneha's kite
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoyas bag
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels book
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas book
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt

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