Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 673 · 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 uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) pune (c) last
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's cap (b) Adityas' cap (c) Adityas cap
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Devs' cap (b) Dev's cap (c) Devs cap
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjun's book (c) Arjuns book
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) a
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can't (c) can'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) lucknow (c) year
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) best (b) nisha (c) is
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) friend (c) is
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) birthday (c) is
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjun's kite (c) Arjuns' kite
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans' kite (b) Farhan's kite (c) Farhans kite
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's pen (b) Kavyas pen (c) Kavyas' pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) delhi
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs' pen (c) Kabirs pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) reopens (c) on
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Tara = ? (a) Taras book (b) Tara's book (c) Taras' book
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) year (c) visited
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras' pen (c) Meeras pen
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's bag (b) Rohans' bag (c) Rohans bag

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