Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 78 · 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 Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns bag
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aarav's book
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diya's pen
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) long
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) vivaan
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoyas' pen
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Adityas' bag (c) Aditya's bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs' pen
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Taras' book (c) Tara's book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) and
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs' bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) birthday
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavya's pen
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) narmada
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Isha's bag (b) Ishas bag (c) Ishas' bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Snehas' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) family

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