Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 625 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvis book
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras' cap (c) Iras cap
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) our
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) is
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) pongal
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Tara's bag (b) Taras bag (c) Taras' bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) in
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) lives
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priyas bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis' kite (c) Saanvis kite
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas cap (c) Snehas' cap
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) priya (c) friend
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananyas kite
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) our (c) diwali
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karans' kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' cap (b) Kavyas cap (c) Kavya's cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunals kite

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