Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 919 · 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? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas' bag
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals' bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) is'nt (c) isnt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) is (c) farhan
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meera's cap (c) Meeras' cap
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) eid
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Adityas book (c) Aditya's book
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' kite (b) Zoyas kite (c) Zoya's kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) october (c) in
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Isha's kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meeras kite (c) Meera's kite
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) nisha (b) friend (c) best
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) a
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) ganga
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on

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