Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 477 · 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 tara.” (a) tara (b) best (c) friend
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas book (b) Diyas' book (c) Diya's book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) chennai
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) friend (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karan's kite (b) Karans kite (c) Karans' kite
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhans bag (c) Farhan's bag
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) chennai (b) lives (c) uncle
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabir's book
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoya's kite
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhans pen
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) in (c) uncle
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's pen (b) Poojas pen (c) Poojas' pen
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) best (b) friend (c) manav
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) with
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) visited
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaan's kite
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) our (c) holi
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) in (b) lives (c) mumbai
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't

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