Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 258 · 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 is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs' kite
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) holi
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Taras bag
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaan's kite (c) Ishaans kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) chennai
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans pen
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas' kite
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aarav's pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) best (b) is (c) meera
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) best (c) arjun
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) last
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas' pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) friend (c) best
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) diya (c) friend
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) our

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