Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 708 · 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 holi with our family.” (a) our (b) holi (c) celebrate
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) Im (b) I'm (c) I'am
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Karan = ? (a) Karans' bag (b) Karans bag (c) Karan's bag
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) last
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas kite (c) Riyas' kite
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) haven't (c) have'nt
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kabir = ? (a) Kabirs' kite (b) Kabirs kite (c) Kabir's kite
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) on (b) friday (c) reopens
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can't (b) can'nt (c) ca'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) and
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) lives (b) delhi (c) uncle
13. 13.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's cap (b) Farhans cap (c) Farhans' cap
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) with (b) family (c) pongal
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
20. 20.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in kolkata.” (a) uncle (b) kolkata (c) lives
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) last (c) year
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' bag (b) Riya's bag (c) Riyas bag
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isnt (b) is'nt (c) isn't
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) march
29. 29.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) ganga (b) is (c) river
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) did'nt (c) didn't
32. 32.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahul's kite (b) Rahuls kite (c) Rahuls' kite
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aditya = ? (a) Aditya's bag (b) Adityas bag (c) Adityas' bag
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) visited (b) mumbai (c) last
36. 36.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ira = ? (a) Iras' bag (b) Iras bag (c) Ira's bag
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' cap (b) Arjuns cap (c) Arjun's cap
39. 39.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited jaipur last year.” (a) year (b) jaipur (c) visited

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