Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 846 · 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 bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karans' bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) in (c) jaipur
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myra's pen (b) Myras pen (c) Myras' pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) visited
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) friend (b) kunal (c) best
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rahul.” (a) friend (b) rahul (c) best
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) last
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs' bag
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Snehas' kite
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) june (c) in
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs pen (c) Aaravs' pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) with
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) visited
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) in (c) uncle
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) in
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riya's cap (c) Riyas' cap
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) friend (c) arjun
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) best (c) saanvi

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