Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 430 · 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) and (b) cousin (c) i
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' cap (b) Poojas cap (c) Pooja's cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yash's book (c) Yashs' book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) is
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) family
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's pen (b) Kunals pen (c) Kunals' pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) friend
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Omkar = ? (a) Omkar's pen (b) Omkars' pen (c) Omkars pen
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myras' kite (b) Myras kite (c) Myra's kite
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) last (c) visited
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) a
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs' book
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's cap (b) Rohans cap (c) Rohans' cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manav's pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manavs' pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) celebrate
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) mumbai
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Pooja's bag
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Taras pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Tara's pen
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkar's cap
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .

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