Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 911 · 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) chennai (b) visited (c) last
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cousin
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) river (c) a
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabir's pen
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) chennai
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Sneha's kite (b) Snehas kite (c) Snehas' kite
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' book (b) Ananyas book (c) Ananya's book
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars kite (b) Omkar's kite (c) Omkars' kite
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is diya.” (a) diya (b) friend (c) is
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) march (c) birthday
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) long (b) yamuna (c) a
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) is (c) a
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) is (b) manav (c) friend
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priya's pen (b) Priyas' pen (c) Priyas pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) delhi
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvi's pen (b) Saanvis pen (c) Saanvis' pen
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas' cap
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) is (b) kaveri (c) long
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) family (c) celebrate
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas kite (b) Isha's kite (c) Ishas' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riyas book (c) Riya's book
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) last
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) family (c) holi
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) january
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt

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