Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 662 · 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 pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs' kite (b) Devs kite (c) Dev's kite
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) narmada
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) in
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas cap
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Dev's pen (b) Devs pen (c) Devs' pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) in
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Snehas' pen
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavyas book (c) Kavya's book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nishas pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's kite (b) Aishas kite (c) Aishas' kite
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) family
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) pune
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) is (b) priya (c) friend
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) cricket
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meera's bag (c) Meeras bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) march
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananyas' cap
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs' cap

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