Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 698 · 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? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) pongal
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Myra = ? (a) Myras book (b) Myra's book (c) Myras' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's book (b) Adityas book (c) Adityas' book
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) best (b) saanvi (c) is
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) family (c) with
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nisha's bag (c) Nishas' bag
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) is (b) vivaan (c) best
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neel's kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neels kite
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis' pen (c) Saanvis pen
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvis' book (c) Saanvi's book
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) on (c) reopens
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' pen (b) Nishas pen (c) Nisha's pen
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabirs' bag
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) friend (b) dev (c) best
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) is (c) a
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) family (c) our
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) visited
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aishas' bag (c) Aisha's bag
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) in
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) best (b) riya (c) friend
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's cap (b) Saanvis' cap (c) Saanvis cap
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' book (b) Arjuns book (c) Arjun's book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) in
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' pen (b) Manavs pen (c) Manav's pen

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