Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 657 · 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 sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Snehas' kite
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) a
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) in (c) delhi
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
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 lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) in
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs kite (b) Kabir's kite (c) Kabirs' kite
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs' book (c) Kabirs book
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals bag (b) Kunals' bag (c) Kunal's bag
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) celebrate (c) family
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) year
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas' pen
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) neel (b) friend (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) is (b) dev (c) friend
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diya's cap (c) Diyas' cap
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs kite (b) Manavs' kite (c) Manav's kite
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas pen (b) Nishas' pen (c) Nisha's pen
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) best (b) rohan (c) is
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) best (b) is (c) isha
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans pen (c) Farhans' pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) lives

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