Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 412 · 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 bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) yamuna
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananya's bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaan's book
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) river
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' book (b) Manavs book (c) Manav's book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels' bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neel's bag
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) is
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's cap (b) Aishas' cap (c) Aishas cap
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Taras pen (c) Tara's pen
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) is
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) lives
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) best (b) is (c) sneha
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas bag

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