Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 644 · 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 birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) is (c) october
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Aarav = ? (a) Aaravs' book (b) Aarav's book (c) Aaravs book
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) pongal (b) family (c) with
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) kavya (b) is (c) best
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) visited
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas' pen (c) Diyas pen
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) last (c) visited
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) friday (c) on
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahul's kite
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's pen (b) Ishaans pen (c) Ishaans' pen
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) uncle (b) delhi (c) in
28. 28.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) best (b) is (c) farhan
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) year
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) in (c) birthday
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) kolkata (b) uncle (c) in
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is omkar.” (a) best (b) friend (c) omkar
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) isha (c) friend
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) diwali (c) celebrate

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