Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 655 · 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 kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjuns kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) our
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvi's book
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priyas' pen
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras' kite (b) Iras kite (c) Ira's kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs' book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Iras' bag (c) Ira's bag
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) long
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) diwali
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) best
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs' bag
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas' kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) is (b) friend (c) farhan
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas pen (b) Snehas' pen (c) Sneha's pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .

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