Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 507 · 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 book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' book (b) Meeras book (c) Meera's book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) is (b) meera (c) friend
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) best (c) kavya
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) chennai
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nisha's bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priya's book (b) Priyas book (c) Priyas' book
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhan's bag
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) river
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans' cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) river
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas' pen
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karan's kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) kaveri

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