Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 491 · 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 Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Ishas' bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neels' book (c) Neel's book
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Adityas bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) year
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) best (c) meera
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) godavari
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) year
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) last
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diya's kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohans book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavya's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) june
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) year (c) visited
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt

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