Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 712 · 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 birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) birthday
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohans book
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) lives (c) pune
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) monday
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras kite (b) Meeras' kite (c) Meera's kite
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) delhi
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's kite (b) Zoyas' kite (c) Zoyas kite
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans pen (b) Rohan's pen (c) Rohans' pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'am (c) I'm
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) friend (b) vivaan (c) best
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) family (b) eid (c) with
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' bag (b) Arjuns bag (c) Arjun's bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaans' pen (c) Vivaan's pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) farhan
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels kite (b) Neels' kite (c) Neel's kite
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) river
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) year
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Devs pen (c) Dev's pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) friend (b) best (c) omkar
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) tara (b) best (c) is

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