Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 702 · 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 bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananyas' cap
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) kaveri
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Adityas' pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) lives
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Snehas bag
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Aditya's cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) lives (c) in
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) year
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priya's pen
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) chennai (c) in
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karan's book (c) Karans book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) last
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) best (c) omkar

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