Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 627 · 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 onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's kite (b) Arjuns' kite (c) Arjuns kite
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) yamuna (c) long
5. 5.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Tara's cap
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) sunday (b) reopens (c) on
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) mumbai (b) uncle (c) lives
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) last (b) jaipur (c) visited
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) birthday (c) in
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) cricket
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) year
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) farhan (c) is
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) jaipur
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' bag (b) Saanvi's bag (c) Saanvis bag
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) nisha
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Pooja = ? (a) Poojas kite (b) Poojas' kite (c) Pooja's kite
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riya's bag (b) Riyas' bag (c) Riyas bag
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) january (c) in
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans pen (b) Vivaan's pen (c) Vivaans' pen
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) manav (b) is (c) best
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diya's bag (c) Diyas bag
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) doesnt (c) does'nt
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is arjun.” (a) arjun (b) is (c) best
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs book (b) Kabir's book (c) Kabirs' book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is aarav.” (a) is (b) aarav (c) friend

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