Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 867 · 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 Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs cap (b) Yash's cap (c) Yashs' cap
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myra's cap (b) Myras cap (c) Myras' cap
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aarav
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Ira's book (b) Iras' book (c) Iras book
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas' bag
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) our
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) kaveri
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohans' pen
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diya's cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diyas cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) friend (c) best
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's book (b) Arjuns' book (c) Arjuns book
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Devs pen (c) Dev's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) aditya
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite

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