Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 369 · 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? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aisha's cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohans' cap
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoyas pen
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yash's bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaans' bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) lives
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Pooja's kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaan's cap (c) Ishaans cap
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkar's cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) best (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on

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