Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 822 · 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? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) best (c) friend
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) celebrate
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas cap
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manavs cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) play
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Taras' book (c) Tara's book
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis' pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas' kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manavs' book (c) Manav's book
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Sneha's cap
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Aditya's pen (c) Adityas pen
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahuls pen
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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