Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 54 · 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? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) is (b) best (c) arjun
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabir's pen (c) Kabirs pen
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) a (c) kaveri
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manav's book (b) Manavs book (c) Manavs' book
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) holi
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) narmada
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's kite (b) Ananyas kite (c) Ananyas' kite
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Karan = ? (a) Karan's pen (b) Karans' pen (c) Karans pen
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) with (c) diwali
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meera's book (c) Meeras' book
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) kolkata
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjuns' bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas bag (c) Poojas' bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaans' book (c) Ishaan's book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priya's kite (c) Priyas kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) best (b) aarav (c) is
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavya's kite (c) Kavyas kite
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavya's bag
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) in (c) lives
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's pen (b) Poojas' pen (c) Poojas pen
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent

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