Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 994 · 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) in (b) october (c) birthday
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) and (c) i
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans' book (c) Karans book
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) kavya (c) friend
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) ganga
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) godavari
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns bag (b) Arjun's bag (c) Arjuns' bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) in (b) pune (c) uncle
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) lucknow
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aisha.” (a) best (b) is (c) aisha
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' kite (b) Riya's kite (c) Riyas kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) jaipur
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' cap (b) Yashs cap (c) Yash's cap
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's bag (b) Aaravs bag (c) Aaravs' bag
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) in
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) river
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's book (b) Rahuls' book (c) Rahuls book
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meeras cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meera's cap
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karans' cap (b) Karans cap (c) Karan's cap
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) lives (b) kolkata (c) uncle
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' book (b) Rohan's book (c) Rohans book
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) best (b) friend (c) vivaan
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans' kite (c) Vivaans kite
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt

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