Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 512 · 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 celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) diwali
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvis' pen
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kabir.” (a) best (b) kabir (c) friend
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) year
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) godavari
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) and
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riya's book (b) Riyas' book (c) Riyas book
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) best (b) friend (c) neel
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ira = ? (a) Iras kite (b) Iras' kite (c) Ira's kite
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) uncle
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's bag (b) Vivaans' bag (c) Vivaans bag
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's cap (b) Snehas' cap (c) Snehas cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) riya (b) best (c) is
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' bag (b) Farhan's bag (c) Farhans bag
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens

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