Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 573 · 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 visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) pune (c) visited
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) onam
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Karan = ? (a) Karans kite (b) Karans' kite (c) Karan's kite
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) cousin (c) i
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls book (b) Rahul's book (c) Rahuls' book
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Isha = ? (a) Ishas' book (b) Isha's book (c) Ishas book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is myra.” (a) myra (b) is (c) best
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Dev = ? (a) Devs' book (b) Devs book (c) Dev's book
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) is (c) best
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) eid (c) with
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananyas cap (c) Ananya's cap
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) in
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) is (b) best (c) neel
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) chennai (c) year
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's kite (b) Nishas kite (c) Nishas' kite
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) lives (c) in
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Riya = ? (a) Riyas pen (b) Riya's pen (c) Riyas' pen

Free english grammar lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/english-grammar