Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 431 · 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 kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) visited
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas pen (b) Poojas' pen (c) Pooja's pen
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? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) best (b) is (c) pooja
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras bag (b) Taras' bag (c) Tara's bag
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhans' pen
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas' book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) friend (b) diya (c) best
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras' pen (b) Ira's pen (c) Iras pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Pooja's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) river
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) celebrate (c) pongal
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) holi
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) a
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) with
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) and
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabirs' kite (c) Kabir's kite
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neel's book (c) Neels book
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't

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