Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 812 · 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 Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) uncle
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cricket
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) long (c) is
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabir's bag (c) Kabirs bag
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) best (c) is
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) ganga
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) celebrate
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) in
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) is
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's bag (b) Omkars bag (c) Omkars' bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) visited
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karans' pen (b) Karan's pen (c) Karans pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ira.” (a) best (b) ira (c) is
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) eid (c) with
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Devs pen (c) Dev's pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) our (c) celebrate
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meeras kite

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