Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 954 · 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 pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjuns pen
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) with
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas pen (b) Adityas' pen (c) Aditya's pen
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' book (b) Kunal's book (c) Kunals book
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) is
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aditya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) aditya
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) is (c) friend
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's kite (b) Omkars kite (c) Omkars' kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) year (c) last
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) lucknow
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) dev (b) best (c) is
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) a
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvi's cap
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karan's bag (c) Karans' bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras' book (c) Taras book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) best (c) arjun
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) friend (b) vivaan (c) is

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