Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 544 · 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 kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) is (b) priya (c) best
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meera's cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aaravs' kite
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) our
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) mumbai
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoyas bag (c) Zoya's bag
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) holi
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riya's kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) godavari
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) last
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aishas kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans' cap (c) Farhans cap
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag

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