Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 523 · 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) i (b) cousin (c) play
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns' bag (c) Arjuns bag
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) kaveri
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) lives
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) kolkata
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans book (c) Rohans' book
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karan's bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karans bag
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis' bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas' kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) lucknow (c) last
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's kite (b) Farhans kite (c) Farhans' kite
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Snehas kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) diya
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yash's cap (b) Yashs' cap (c) Yashs cap
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs bag (b) Aaravs' bag (c) Aarav's bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) narmada (c) long
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) jaipur
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkars' cap (c) Omkar's cap
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) ishaan
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) onam
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) in (b) chennai (c) lives
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas' book (b) Pooja's book (c) Poojas book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvi's pen

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