Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 599 · 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 Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aaravs' cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) our
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) visited (c) year
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riyas kite
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavya's cap
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) in
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) a
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) best (c) friend
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras book (c) Myras' book
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans' kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) our (c) celebrate
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag

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