Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 4 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aishas book (c) Aisha's book
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) is (b) ishaan (c) best
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns' pen
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas cap (c) Adityas' cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) nisha (b) best (c) friend
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) is
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaans kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) river
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) river
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) best (b) friend (c) rahul
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aarav's bag (c) Aaravs' bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) isha (b) friend (c) best
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) is
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) is (b) friend (c) neel
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananya's cap

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