Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 860 · 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) Meera's pen (b) Meeras pen (c) Meeras' pen
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) lives (c) in
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) diwali
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) a
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aishas book
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) lives (c) in
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) narmada
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohan's kite (c) Rohans' kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diyas' bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riya's bag
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunal's kite
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohans' bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) in
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabir's pen
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) best (c) saanvi
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) a

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