Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 471 · 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 old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas' cap
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) holi
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) our (c) family
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavyas' book (c) Kavya's book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) in
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvis book (c) Saanvi's book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) is (b) best (c) rahul
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) narmada
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) is
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) saanvi (c) best
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkar's bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) best (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) birthday (c) in
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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