Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 221 · 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 Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) narmada
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) our
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) visited
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) a (c) long
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhans bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels book (c) Neels' book
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) zoya (c) friend
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunal's pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) last
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) yamuna
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riyas cap
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meeras' kite
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoyas' book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yashs bag

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