Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 371 · 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 cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas bag (b) Kavya's bag (c) Kavyas' bag
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) friend (b) arjun (c) best
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) river
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals cap (b) Kunal's cap (c) Kunals' cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) pongal
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) a (c) ganga
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) diwali
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas book
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Snehas book (c) Sneha's book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) ananya (b) friend (c) is
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' book (b) Aditya's book (c) Adityas book
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) lucknow
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) friend (b) best (c) aisha
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's pen (b) Rahuls' pen (c) Rahuls pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) river
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' cap (b) Aaravs cap (c) Aarav's cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas book (b) Aishas' book (c) Aisha's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohans' kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) ishaan (b) is (c) friend
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens

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