Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 687 · 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 pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) with
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) january
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) uncle (b) jaipur (c) lives
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) is (c) birthday
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ! (b) ?
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) pune
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) saanvi (b) best (c) friend
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) visited (b) kolkata (c) last
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) a (b) river (c) yamuna
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas' bag
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
19. 19.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' kite (b) Rohans kite (c) Rohan's kite
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavyas kite (c) Kavya's kite
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) farhan (b) best (c) friend
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' bag (b) Diyas bag (c) Diya's bag
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) play (c) and
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) year (b) chennai (c) visited
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) long (c) a
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Nisha = ? (a) Nisha's bag (b) Nishas bag (c) Nishas' bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) jaipur (b) year (c) last
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasnt (b) wasn't (c) was'nt
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Aditya = ? (a) Adityas kite (b) Adityas' kite (c) Aditya's kite
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Neel = ? (a) Neel's cap (b) Neels cap (c) Neels' cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book

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