Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 591 · 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 Sneha = ? (a) Snehas pen (b) Sneha's pen (c) Snehas' pen
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis book
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohan's pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) year
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) river
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) is (c) arjun
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunal's kite (c) Kunals kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) celebrate
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) in
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aaravs cap
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Adityas' pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) friend (c) is
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs' pen

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