Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 531 · 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 cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohans' cap
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) family (b) onam (c) our
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) best (c) isha
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) aditya
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) long
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) family
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Ira's kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Iras kite
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) last
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals bag

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