Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 158 · 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 bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) is (c) best
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) with
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neel's cap
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) uncle
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) birthday
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) best (c) omkar
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) with
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) is (b) best (c) neel
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs' cap (c) Manavs cap
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) birthday
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) best (c) is
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahul's bag (c) Rahuls bag
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoyas cap
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) holi
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans kite (b) Rohans' kite (c) Rohan's kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaans kite
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) mumbai (c) lives
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october

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