Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 554 · 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 celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) diwali
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) best (b) arjun (c) friend
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is riya.” (a) friend (b) riya (c) best
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Omkar = ? (a) Omkars' bag (b) Omkar's bag (c) Omkars bag
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) delhi (c) lives
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cricket
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didnt (c) didn't
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' kite (b) Priyas kite (c) Priya's kite
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) in (c) uncle
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neels' cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neel's cap
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Taras cap (c) Tara's cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) october (c) in
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) pune (c) uncle
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's pen (b) Arjuns' pen (c) Arjuns pen
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas cap
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' kite (b) Aaravs kite (c) Aarav's kite
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's pen (b) Adityas pen (c) Adityas' pen
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neel's bag (c) Neels' bag
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) kavya
38. 38.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) last
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nisha's bag

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