Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 478 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas' book (c) Ishas book
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs' bag
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkar's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) is
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas' book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhan's cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) ganga
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) friend (c) arjun
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) friend (c) is
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Dev's kite (b) Devs kite (c) Devs' kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Iras book (c) Ira's book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras cap (c) Taras' cap

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