Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 342 · 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 january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) pune
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) aarav (b) is (c) friend
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) year
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) friend
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) is (b) yamuna (c) long
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Meera = ? (a) Meeras' kite (b) Meera's kite (c) Meeras kite
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Neel = ? (a) Neels' pen (b) Neels pen (c) Neel's pen
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) best (b) is (c) meera
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Pooja = ? (a) Pooja's bag (b) Poojas' bag (c) Poojas bag
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' pen (b) Priya's pen (c) Priyas pen
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Farhan = ? (a) Farhans bag (b) Farhans' bag (c) Farhan's bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's book (b) Vivaans' book (c) Vivaans book
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) with (c) family
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) delhi (c) year
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) march
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Dev = ? (a) Devs' pen (b) Devs pen (c) Dev's pen
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) chennai (b) visited (c) year
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) family (c) diwali
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Manav = ? (a) Manavs pen (b) Manavs' pen (c) Manav's pen
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday

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