Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 12 · 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.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas' cap
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) a (b) godavari (c) river
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) last
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meera's kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meeras kite
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's pen (b) Zoyas pen (c) Zoyas' pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) is (c) march
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs bag (b) Kabirs' bag (c) Kabir's bag
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) uncle
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) visited
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Aditya's kite (c) Adityas kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) a (c) is
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels cap (b) Neel's cap (c) Neels' cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas' book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' bag (b) Ananyas bag (c) Ananya's bag
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aisha's bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aishas bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) kaveri (c) is
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' kite (b) Kunals kite (c) Kunal's kite
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?

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