Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 635 · 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? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diyas' pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) long
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) in
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) best (b) friend (c) meera
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas' book
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Isha's pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) long
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) is (b) best (c) priya
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's book (b) Omkars book (c) Omkars' book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahuls' kite
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaans' bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) family
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't

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