Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 855 · 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 cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels kite
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) best (b) manav (c) is
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) narmada
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) aditya (b) is (c) best
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' bag (b) Meeras bag (c) Meera's bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Pooja's kite
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras book (c) Iras' book
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohan's pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) last
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Tara's kite (c) Taras' kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkars' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priya's cap (b) Priyas' cap (c) Priyas cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs' pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manav's bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manavs' bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) visited

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