Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 618 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls bag
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karan's pen
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs' book
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas book
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) chennai (c) year
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) a
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riyas' kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) pune
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nishas bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's cap (b) Kabirs' cap (c) Kabirs cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) long
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play

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