Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 731 · 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 mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis pen (b) Saanvi's pen (c) Saanvis' pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
5. 5.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) is (b) march (c) birthday
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
9. 9.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) Im (c) I'am
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
12. 12.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' kite (b) Saanvis kite (c) Saanvi's kite
13. 13.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasnt (c) wasn't
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Myra = ? (a) Myra's kite (b) Myras' kite (c) Myras kite
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
16. 16.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is karan.” (a) friend (b) karan (c) best
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) pongal (c) with
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Sneha = ? (a) Snehas kite (b) Snehas' kite (c) Sneha's kite
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) lives (b) uncle (c) mumbai
21. 21.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) year (b) mumbai (c) visited
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans' book (c) Karans book
24. 24.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) don't (c) dont
25. 25.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas' kite (b) Kavyas kite (c) Kavya's kite
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) kaveri (b) long (c) is
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) january (c) birthday
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kavya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) kavya
29. 29.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) in (b) october (c) birthday
31. 31.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) delhi (b) visited (c) year
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Karan = ? (a) Karan's cap (b) Karans' cap (c) Karans cap
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' cap (b) Vivaan's cap (c) Vivaans cap
36. 36.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoya's book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoyas book
37. 37.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasn't (b) has'nt (c) hasnt
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) i (b) cricket (c) cousin
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is sneha.” (a) friend (b) sneha (c) is

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