Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 20 · 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? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) cricket
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Devs bag (c) Dev's bag
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) in
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' pen (b) Aarav's pen (c) Aaravs pen
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) friend (c) best
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans cap (b) Rohans' cap (c) Rohan's cap
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diya's bag (b) Diyas' bag (c) Diyas bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels' book
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjun's pen (c) Arjuns pen
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals book (c) Kunals' book
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras' book (b) Myras book (c) Myra's book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) karan
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) pune
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Ira's pen (b) Iras pen (c) Iras' pen
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaan's cap
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) celebrate
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) havent (c) have'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars bag (b) Omkars' bag (c) Omkar's bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aisha's kite (c) Aishas' kite
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) river (b) yamuna (c) a

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