Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 155 · 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) visited (b) chennai (c) year
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) kolkata
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priyas' bag (c) Priya's bag
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Manav = ? (a) Manavs' kite (b) Manav's kite (c) Manavs kite
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) is
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) a (c) kaveri
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yash's book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yashs book
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) family
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Tara = ? (a) Taras' bag (b) Taras bag (c) Tara's bag
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) rohan
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs' bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) a
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) our
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) friday
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas kite (b) Nisha's kite (c) Nishas' kite
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ira = ? (a) Iras pen (b) Ira's pen (c) Iras' pen
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
40. 40.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent

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