Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 882 · 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 Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's cap (b) Nishas' cap (c) Nishas cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) family
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yash's kite (c) Yashs kite
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ananya
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aisha's cap (c) Aishas cap
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) river
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) arjun (c) friend
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myras pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myra's pen
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) uncle
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) is (b) karan (c) friend
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manav's pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manavs pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) last
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .

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