Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 804 · 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 kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) pongal
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) in
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas book
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) pune
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) with
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) friend (c) is
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) river
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) diwali
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans' cap
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) uncle
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaans cap (c) Vivaan's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas' book
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) our
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .

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