Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 817 · 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 word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myra's bag (c) Myras' bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's bag (b) Ishaans' bag (c) Ishaans bag
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) is (c) friend
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) friend (c) best
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yash's bag (c) Yashs bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) our
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt

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