Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 706 · 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 visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) last (c) pune
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) and (c) cousin
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas book (b) Priya's book (c) Priyas' book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) did'nt (c) didnt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Meera = ? (a) Meera's cap (b) Meeras' cap (c) Meeras cap
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) year (b) kolkata (c) visited
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) celebrate (c) pongal
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) wasn't (b) was'nt (c) wasnt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis bag (b) Saanvis' bag (c) Saanvi's bag
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's bag (b) Zoyas' bag (c) Zoyas bag
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Manav = ? (a) Manav's cap (b) Manavs cap (c) Manavs' cap
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaans' pen
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) diwali (b) with (c) celebrate
25. 25.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas pen (b) Sneha's pen (c) Snehas' pen
27. 27.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans bag (b) Karans' bag (c) Karan's bag
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) is (b) river (c) godavari
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) lives (b) jaipur (c) in
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) friend (b) nisha (c) best
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) meera (c) best
35. 35.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' pen (b) Rahuls pen (c) Rahul's pen
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) jaipur
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohan's book
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with

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