Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 789 · 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 pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananyas pen
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas pen (b) Aisha's pen (c) Aishas' pen
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) pongal
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manav's pen (c) Manavs pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans kite
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkars cap
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aisha's cap
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) friend (c) neel
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars' book
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) jaipur
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) kolkata

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