Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 984 · 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 book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs book
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Tara's pen
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) celebrate
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) celebrate (c) our
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) is (b) dev (c) friend
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) ganga (c) a
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) river (c) long
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohans' bag
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meeras bag
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Sneha's kite (c) Snehas' kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' cap (b) Aisha's cap (c) Aishas cap
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) october
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Isha's pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january

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