Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 352 · 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? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) river
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) chennai (c) visited
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) uncle
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas' book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Snehas bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karans' kite
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) long
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaans' pen (c) Ishaan's pen
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals cap (c) Kunals' cap
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhans pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite

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