Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 261 · 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 pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meera's pen
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) our (c) with
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) celebrate
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) yamuna
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) a
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas cap
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's kite (b) Kavyas' kite (c) Kavyas kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) uncle
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' pen (b) Aishas pen (c) Aisha's pen
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nishas' kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) and
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) in
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myras' cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) birthday
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) lives

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