Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 902 · 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.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahuls' pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) in
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) a
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans book (b) Farhan's book (c) Farhans' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
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? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) is
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras bag (b) Myras' bag (c) Myra's bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) cousin
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Aditya's cap
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) friend (b) best (c) tara
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) in
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns kite
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) a
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) uncle
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) is (c) best
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) with
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Isha's cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Ishas cap
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt

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