Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 391 · 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 march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) kolkata
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis book (b) Saanvi's book (c) Saanvis' book
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) pune
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) our (c) celebrate
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) birthday
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is tara.” (a) is (b) friend (c) tara
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) eid (c) celebrate
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars cap (b) Omkar's cap (c) Omkars' cap
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas book (b) Snehas' book (c) Sneha's book
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) isn't (c) is'nt
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' bag (b) Priyas bag (c) Priya's bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) delhi
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) lives
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas' cap
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) year
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' kite (b) Ishas kite (c) Isha's kite
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas' pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Aditya's pen
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Meera = ? (a) Meera's bag (b) Meeras' bag (c) Meeras bag
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars book (b) Omkars' book (c) Omkar's book
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' bag (b) Kunal's bag (c) Kunals bag
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabir's book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) jaipur (c) uncle
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas book (b) Adityas' book (c) Aditya's book
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?

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