Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 469 · 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 uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) ca'nt (c) can'nt
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) eid
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans' cap (c) Ishaans cap
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) uncle
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) long (c) godavari
10. 10.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) last (c) year
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas book (b) Ishas' book (c) Isha's book
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' book (b) Vivaans book (c) Vivaan's book
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs kite (b) Aaravs' kite (c) Aarav's kite
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) on (c) reopens
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) year (c) last
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) year (b) delhi (c) last
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) is
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) is (b) best (c) ananya
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Manav = ? (a) Manavs bag (b) Manav's bag (c) Manavs' bag
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' cap (b) Diyas cap (c) Diya's cap
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) long (c) is
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) is (c) rohan
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' pen (b) Diya's pen (c) Diyas pen
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priya's kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priyas' kite
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) friend (c) is
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas' bag (b) Zoya's bag (c) Zoyas bag
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) and (c) i
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) birthday
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls cap (b) Rahul's cap (c) Rahuls' cap

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