Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 913 · 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? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' cap (b) Farhan's cap (c) Farhans cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neel's kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neels' kite
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) uncle
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) yamuna
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) is (b) best (c) tara
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaan's bag (c) Vivaans bag
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myras' bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myra's bag
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) sunday
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) is
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) last (c) visited
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) is (b) friend (c) kunal
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) long

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