Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 33 · 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 book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Taras bag
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neels' cap (c) Neel's cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) yamuna
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) narmada
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoyas bag
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels book (c) Neels' book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) friend (c) tara
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Adityas pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) is
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) is (b) best (c) zoya
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas book (c) Nishas' book

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