Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 226 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas cap
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Sneha's cap
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) a
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkars' kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neel's cap
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras cap (c) Taras' cap
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) onam
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) eid
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) diwali
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Dev's book (b) Devs book (c) Devs' book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aishas book (c) Aisha's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) friend (b) is (c) yash
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aisha
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) play
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) is
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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