Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 246 · 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 kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) best (b) yash (c) friend
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjun's cap (c) Arjuns cap
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) godavari
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Dev's pen
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) is
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yashs' bag (c) Yash's bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) holi
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas kite
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs' kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) cousin (c) i
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals' kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunal's pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yash's cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yashs' cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) pongal
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives

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