Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 374 · 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? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) godavari
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' bag (b) Sneha's bag (c) Snehas bag
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas cap (b) Zoyas' cap (c) Zoya's cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yash's bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yashs' bag
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) lucknow
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans' pen (c) Rohans pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) is (c) june
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) is (b) friend (c) omkar
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aarav's kite (c) Aaravs kite
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) best (b) is (c) karan
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Pooja's pen (c) Poojas' pen
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) kaveri
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) aisha (b) is (c) friend
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diyas pen
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) birthday
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) eid

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