Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 691 · 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 jaipur.” (a) in (b) lives (c) jaipur
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaan's book (c) Vivaans book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) last
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) with
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs cap (b) Aarav's cap (c) Aaravs' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis' cap
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) lives
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) lucknow
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) jaipur (c) year
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) lucknow
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's bag (b) Kavyas bag (c) Kavyas' bag
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) best (b) riya (c) is
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is zoya.” (a) best (b) is (c) zoya
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) lives
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) delhi (c) year
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) is (c) river
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' bag (b) Aditya's bag (c) Adityas bag
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas book (b) Kavya's book (c) Kavyas' book
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) pongal (c) celebrate
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas kite (b) Ananyas' kite (c) Ananya's kite
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aarav's bag
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) is (c) manav
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt

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