Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 354 · 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 cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) eid
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) celebrate
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoya's book (c) Zoyas book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manav's pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) is (c) kabir
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) godavari
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavya's book
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Dev's cap
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) is (c) neel
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Adityas' kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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