Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 736 · 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 chennai last year.” (a) year (b) visited (c) chennai
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) pune (b) year (c) visited
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) Im (c) I'm
4. 4.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) do'nt (b) dont (c) don't
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is manav.” (a) friend (b) best (c) manav
6. 6.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) reopens (b) sunday (c) on
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in mumbai.” (a) uncle (b) lives (c) mumbai
8. 8.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' cap (b) Rahuls cap (c) Rahul's cap
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) play (c) i
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) are'nt (c) arent
11. 11.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) . (b) ?
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) onam (c) our
14. 14.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isnt (c) isn't
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
16. 16.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) visited (c) kolkata
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) diwali (c) family
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rahul = ? (a) Rahuls' bag (b) Rahuls bag (c) Rahul's bag
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nisha's cap (c) Nishas cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is meera.” (a) friend (b) best (c) meera
22. 22.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) is (c) long
23. 23.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Arjun = ? (a) Arjuns' pen (b) Arjuns pen (c) Arjun's pen
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What is your name ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaans' pen (b) Vivaans pen (c) Vivaan's pen
27. 27.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate pongal with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) pongal
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ira = ? (a) Ira's cap (b) Iras cap (c) Iras' cap
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Zoya = ? (a) Zoyas book (b) Zoyas' book (c) Zoya's book
32. 32.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
33. 33.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Neel = ? (a) Neels bag (b) Neels' bag (c) Neel's bag
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaans book (b) Ishaan's book (c) Ishaans' book
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in delhi.” (a) delhi (b) lives (c) in
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) reopens (b) monday (c) on
37. 37.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Riya = ? (a) Riyas cap (b) Riyas' cap (c) Riya's cap
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) uncle (b) lucknow (c) lives
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) june (c) birthday
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) narmada (b) a (c) long

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