Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 852 · 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 pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Poojas' cap
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nishas' pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) is (c) best
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' pen (b) Riyas pen (c) Riya's pen
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) last
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manav's pen
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas cap
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
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? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) is
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meeras' bag
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) diwali

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