Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 842 · 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 kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabir's kite
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) best (c) aarav
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riyas bag (c) Riya's bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) october
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) kaveri (c) a
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) mumbai
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans' kite (b) Karan's kite (c) Karans kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjuns kite (c) Arjun's kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) birthday
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananya's pen (c) Ananyas' pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday

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