Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 926 · 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? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's cap (b) Poojas' cap (c) Poojas cap
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaan's cap
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahuls book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) isha (b) best (c) friend
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nishas pen
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) in
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) delhi
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohans cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) in
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) priya
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aaravs book (c) Aarav's book
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) year (c) visited
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' pen (b) Omkar's pen (c) Omkars pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Devs' kite (c) Dev's kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas' bag (c) Kavyas bag
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabirs pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) friend (c) is
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aarav
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkar's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) best (c) meera
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) long (c) river

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