Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 707 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs kite
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaans kite
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahuls' bag
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Sneha's bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) pune
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manav's kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manavs kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) godavari
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) friend (b) vivaan (c) best
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neel's cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neels' cap
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?

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