Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 690 · 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 book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvis book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) delhi
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) is (b) friend (c) kabir
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) narmada
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvis' kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas bag (b) Ishas' bag (c) Isha's bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riyas' pen (c) Riya's pen
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diya's kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diyas' kite
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas' book (c) Ishas book
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) is (b) kunal (c) best
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) rohan (b) best (c) friend
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaans cap
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neels bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkars pen (c) Omkar's pen
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last

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