Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 248 · 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? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) narmada
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) is (c) neel
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) in
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananya's kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) family
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) uncle
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neels pen
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manav's bag
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) uncle
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) river
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas' bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .

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