Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 97 · 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 cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahuls' cap
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) family
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) in (c) lives
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' book (b) Zoyas book (c) Zoya's book
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aisha's book
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Isha = ? (a) Ishas bag (b) Isha's bag (c) Ishas' bag
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvis cap (c) Saanvi's cap
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas' book
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) river (c) kaveri
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diyas' kite (c) Diya's kite
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans kite
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) october
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) narmada
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohan's pen
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nisha's pen
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' pen (b) Snehas pen (c) Sneha's pen
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) farhan
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas bag
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite

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