Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 513 · 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 Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Sneha's bag
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls' bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) lives
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvi's kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjun's cap
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diya's bag
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) godavari (c) a
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkars' pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananya's kite (c) Ananyas' kite
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvis' pen
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) ananya
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans' kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) holi
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhan's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meera's pen

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