Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 401 · 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 cap of Priya = ? (a) Priya's cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priyas cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs cap (b) Kabir's cap (c) Kabirs' cap
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) friend (c) best
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Adityas kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) yamuna
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) holi
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Adityas' bag
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aarav's bag (c) Aaravs bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels' book (c) Neels book

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