Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 870 · 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 Kunal = ? (a) Kunals kite (b) Kunals' kite (c) Kunal's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) our
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) holi
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) friend (c) best
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) best (b) tara (c) friend
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Ira's bag (b) Iras bag (c) Iras' bag
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) cricket
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabirs bag
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) mumbai
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) manav (b) is (c) best
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkar's pen
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neel's kite (c) Neels' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Isha's cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Ishas cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) in (c) june
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) uncle (c) lives
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aishas cap (c) Aisha's cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas' kite
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) with
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvi's pen
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavya's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoya's kite (c) Zoyas' kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .

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