Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 402 · 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 book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) long
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkars bag
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) nisha
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) aisha (c) is
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) year
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) long
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manavs book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvis' book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas' kite
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 pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) friend (b) aditya (c) is
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) is
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) meera (c) best
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) is

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