Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 414 · 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? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjuns' kite
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras' bag
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's kite (b) Poojas kite (c) Poojas' kite
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas book
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvi's kite (c) Saanvis kite
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras book (c) Myras' book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) uncle
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neel's book (b) Neels book (c) Neels' book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aaravs' bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) with
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) our
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) ira (b) is (c) best
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras cap (b) Myras' cap (c) Myra's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap

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