Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 974 · 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? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) omkar (b) is (c) friend
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas cap (b) Diyas' cap (c) Diya's cap
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Meera = ? (a) Meera's pen (b) Meeras' pen (c) Meeras pen
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoya's bag
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) manav (c) is
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas' book (b) Sneha's book (c) Snehas book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) lucknow
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) our
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) pongal (c) our
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) with
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) in (c) march
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) year
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananya's book
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) monday (c) reopens
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas bag (b) Nishas' bag (c) Nisha's bag
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) narmada
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' kite (b) Vivaan's kite (c) Vivaans kite
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's pen (b) Kabirs pen (c) Kabirs' pen
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjun's kite

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