Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 24 · 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 cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) is
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) is (c) birthday
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) are'nt (c) aren't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) in
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) celebrate
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cricket (c) i
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls bag (b) Rahuls' bag (c) Rahul's bag
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) kaveri
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas pen (b) Ananyas' pen (c) Ananya's pen
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) best (c) friend
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Myra = ? (a) Myra's pen (b) Myras' pen (c) Myras pen
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' kite (b) Adityas kite (c) Aditya's kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) celebrate (c) with
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) chennai
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaans pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) uncle
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riya's book (c) Riyas book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas cap (b) Pooja's cap (c) Poojas' cap
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) is (b) sneha (c) best

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