Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 668 · 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 lucknow.” (a) lives (b) lucknow (c) in
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ishaan.” (a) friend (b) ishaan (c) best
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) october (b) is (c) in
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is rohan.” (a) friend (b) rohan (c) best
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) pune (b) in (c) uncle
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) with (c) onam
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) birthday
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Taras' cap (b) Tara's cap (c) Taras cap
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) was'nt (c) wasn't
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) in (c) mumbai
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) arent (b) aren't (c) are'nt
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) and
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) in (b) june (c) is
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) kaveri (c) river
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) holi (c) our
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas bag (b) Ananyas' bag (c) Ananya's bag
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) last
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is priya.” (a) best (b) friend (c) priya
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) kolkata
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali

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