Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 721 · 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? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) cricket (c) i
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nishas' kite (c) Nisha's kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diya's book (b) Diyas book (c) Diyas' book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhans pen
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) ganga
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riya's cap (b) Riyas cap (c) Riyas' cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas' bag
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) chennai
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras' kite
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) river
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohans' book
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent

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