Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 643 · 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? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs' pen (c) Devs pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) lives
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Taras cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras' pen (c) Iras pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) i (c) play
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoya's kite
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) our
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) onam

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