Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 493 · 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) cousin (b) i (c) play
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Ishas cap (c) Isha's cap
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) riya (b) friend (c) is
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' kite (b) Diyas kite (c) Diya's kite
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) family
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohans' pen
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjun's bag
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) lucknow (b) visited (c) last
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) with
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels' book (b) Neels book (c) Neel's book
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) is (b) friend (c) myra
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) kavya (c) is
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Iras' cap (b) Ira's cap (c) Iras cap
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meeras pen (b) Meera's pen (c) Meeras' pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) year
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) best (b) omkar (c) is
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) a (c) long
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkars cap (c) Omkar's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) is
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yash's kite
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag

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