Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 464 · 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 is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) haven't (b) have'nt (c) havent
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) uncle (c) lives
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) delhi
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) mumbai (c) uncle
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) kolkata
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in chennai.” (a) lives (b) chennai (c) in
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) a (b) ganga (c) river
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) do'nt (c) don't
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' bag (b) Kabirs bag (c) Kabir's bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas kite (b) Aishas' kite (c) Aisha's kite
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls' cap
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) long (b) narmada (c) is
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) godavari (c) long
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) in (c) is
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) in
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) yamuna
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) kolkata
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' pen (b) Yashs pen (c) Yash's pen
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) eid
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) holi
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) with (c) celebrate

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