Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 976 · 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 Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananya's bag (c) Ananyas bag
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Tara's pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) long (c) is
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.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meeras bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meera's bag
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) in
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) in
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) with
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkars' cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) visited (c) last
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaan's kite
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) kolkata
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) year
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) uncle
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yashs' pen
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas bag (b) Snehas' bag (c) Sneha's bag

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