Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 494 · 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 beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) lives
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karans' kite
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) long
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras' pen (b) Tara's pen (c) Taras pen
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) in
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) celebrate
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neel's pen (b) Neels' pen (c) Neels pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yash's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) celebrate
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priyas' pen
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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