Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 237 · 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 Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoyas' book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neels' bag
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) eid
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) river
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas' cap
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras' bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manav's bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) sneha (b) best (c) friend

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