Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 503 · 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 pen of Myra = ? (a) Myra's pen (b) Myras pen (c) Myras' pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) celebrate
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas kite
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) in
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavya's bag
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) ganga
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) year
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras' book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaan's bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoya's bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) is (c) dev
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) holi
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) our
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas pen
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohans' kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Isha's cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Ishas' cap
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited

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