Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 273 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) priya (b) best (c) friend
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Sneha's cap (c) Snehas' cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunal's kite
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) lucknow
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) kaveri
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavya's cap
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoyas' pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riya's pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riyas pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) best (c) friend
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) with
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals' book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aisha's cap (c) Aishas cap
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas cap (c) Zoyas' cap
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas book
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !

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