Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 820 · 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 Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjun's book
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aaravs' cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) in
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) a
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) ananya (c) is
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's cap (b) Kunals' cap (c) Kunals cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' kite (b) Ishaans kite (c) Ishaan's kite
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) celebrate
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaan's bag
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Sneha's pen (c) Snehas pen
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nisha's pen
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) in
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) kaveri
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Taras cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) play (c) i
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) visited
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) with

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