Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 936 · 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 kite of Tara = ? (a) Taras kite (b) Taras' kite (c) Tara's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas bag
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nishas book (c) Nisha's book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas' book
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) yamuna
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans pen (b) Ishaan's pen (c) Ishaans' pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diya's kite
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meera's book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meeras book
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Sneha's kite
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) is
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) friend (c) is
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) godavari
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs pen (b) Yash's pen (c) Yashs' pen
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas pen (b) Zoya's pen (c) Zoyas' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) lucknow

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