Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 697 · 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 best friend is vivaan.” (a) vivaan (b) is (c) best
2. 2.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) january
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) is (b) friend (c) kavya
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) in (b) lives (c) delhi
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) river (b) narmada (c) is
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) hasnt (c) has'nt
11. 11.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Priya = ? (a) Priyas bag (b) Priya's bag (c) Priyas' bag
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) with (b) onam (c) our
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) wasnt (c) was'nt
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Isha's pen (b) Ishas pen (c) Ishas' pen
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjun's cap (b) Arjuns' cap (c) Arjuns cap
17. 17.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans' cap
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) diwali
23. 23.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) in (b) kolkata (c) uncle
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) celebrate
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras cap (c) Meeras' cap
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) ? (b) .
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Kavya = ? (a) Kavya's cap (b) Kavyas' cap (c) Kavyas cap
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's pen (b) Rohans pen (c) Rohans' pen
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
34. 34.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) in
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) mumbai (c) lives
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) visited

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