Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 732 · 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 is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) dont (b) don't (c) do'nt
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neel's bag (b) Neels bag (c) Neels' bag
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) uncle
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans bag (b) Ishaan's bag (c) Ishaans' bag
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) birthday (b) march (c) is
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Isha = ? (a) Ishas cap (b) Isha's cap (c) Ishas' cap
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) celebrate
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) january
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) havent (b) have'nt (c) haven't
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) kolkata (b) visited (c) year
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
18. 18.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Saanvi = ? (a) Saanvis' cap (b) Saanvi's cap (c) Saanvis cap
20. 20.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is nisha.” (a) best (b) nisha (c) friend
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Dev = ? (a) Devs' bag (b) Dev's bag (c) Devs bag
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) and (c) i
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate eid with our family.” (a) eid (b) with (c) our
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in october.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) october
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) hasn't (c) has'nt
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) friday (b) on (c) reopens
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) friend (b) neel (c) best
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) celebrate
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Neel = ? (a) Neels' kite (b) Neels kite (c) Neel's kite
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) sunday
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
34. 34.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) did'nt (b) didn't (c) didnt
35. 35.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls kite (b) Rahuls' kite (c) Rahul's kite
36. 36.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesnt (c) doesn't
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) pune
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) in (c) mumbai

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