Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 370 · 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 kunal.” (a) kunal (b) friend (c) is
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nishas cap (c) Nisha's cap
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras bag (b) Ira's bag (c) Iras' bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) pongal (c) celebrate
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' book (b) Farhans book (c) Farhan's book
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoyas bag
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's book (b) Aaravs' book (c) Aaravs book
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohan's book
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs cap
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ira = ? (a) Iras' book (b) Ira's book (c) Iras book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
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? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) in
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Dev's book (c) Devs book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) river
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' book (b) Nisha's book (c) Nishas book
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' bag (b) Vivaans bag (c) Vivaan's bag
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) zoya (b) best (c) friend
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in

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