Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 225 · 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? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans' book
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Isha's kite (b) Ishas' kite (c) Ishas kite
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) river
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Ishas' cap (c) Isha's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) best
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Isha's book (b) Ishas' book (c) Ishas book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) friend (b) best (c) pooja
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) uncle
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Tara's book (b) Taras book (c) Taras' book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) ganga
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) kabir (b) best (c) is
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) last
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhan's pen
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karan's cap
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) uncle (c) in
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) uncle
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) january (c) in

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