Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 809 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhans' bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) long (c) yamuna
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) karan (c) is
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priya's bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priyas' bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaans kite
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvi's pen
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' pen (b) Ananyas pen (c) Ananya's pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) holi
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoya's kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) in
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manavs' bag (c) Manav's bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) with
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) last (c) visited
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) long

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