Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 350 · 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? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) visited
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myra's book (b) Myras' book (c) Myras book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) pune (c) in
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) our
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahuls' cap (c) Rahul's cap
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's cap (b) Aaravs' cap (c) Aaravs cap
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karans' book (b) Karans book (c) Karan's book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) ganga
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) eid
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) lives (c) kolkata
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) friend (c) best
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans bag
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) our
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's book (b) Kunals' book (c) Kunals book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) a (c) long
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) pongal
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) last (c) visited
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !

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