Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 30 · 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 best friend is dev.” (a) best (b) dev (c) friend
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras cap (c) Taras' cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) play
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavyas pen
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) eid
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) godavari
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' bag (b) Pooja's bag (c) Poojas bag
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) family
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's cap (b) Vivaans' cap (c) Vivaans cap
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Dev = ? (a) Devs kite (b) Dev's kite (c) Devs' kite
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) best (b) is (c) omkar
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manav's pen
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) chennai
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) mumbai
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras' cap
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Dev's pen (c) Devs pen
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkar's book (c) Omkars' book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans' bag (b) Ishaans bag (c) Ishaan's bag

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