Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 797 · 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 book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riya's kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras pen (c) Taras' pen
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas' bag
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) ganga
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) a
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) our
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) is (c) june
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Snehas bag (c) Sneha's bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) onam
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) saanvi (c) friend
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manav's pen
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book

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