Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 677 · 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 visited chennai last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) chennai
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) a
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Ishas' pen (c) Isha's pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) is
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' bag (b) Manavs bag (c) Manav's bag
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) ananya (c) best
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' book (b) Yashs book (c) Yash's book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) zoya (c) is
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cousin (c) and
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Yash = ? (a) Yash's kite (b) Yashs kite (c) Yashs' kite
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Meera = ? (a) Meeras book (b) Meeras' book (c) Meera's book
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's kite (b) Ishaans' kite (c) Ishaans kite
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) river
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Myra = ? (a) Myras' cap (b) Myra's cap (c) Myras cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Adityas' bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Neel = ? (a) Neels book (b) Neels' book (c) Neel's book
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis book
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaans cap (c) Vivaan's cap

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