Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 874 · 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 bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myras bag
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' pen (b) Priyas pen (c) Priya's pen
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) chennai
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diya's bag
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 pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoyas' pen (c) Zoya's pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunal's book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars' bag
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) with
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) year
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited

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