Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 592 · 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 Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's book (b) Nishas' book (c) Nishas book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aisha's book (c) Aishas' book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is yash.” (a) is (b) yash (c) friend
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) long
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas pen
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) lives
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras' bag
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) best (b) isha (c) is
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahul's pen (c) Rahuls pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) diwali
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) mumbai
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaan's kite

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