Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 756 · 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? “Do you like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
2. 2.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
3. 3.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) ca'nt (b) can'nt (c) can't
4. 4.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Priya = ? (a) Priyas cap (b) Priya's cap (c) Priyas' cap
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesn't (b) does'nt (c) doesnt
6. 6.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
7. 7.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
8. 8.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) a (b) is (c) kaveri
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) on (b) reopens (c) monday
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) lucknow (b) uncle (c) in
13. 13.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is farhan.” (a) friend (b) best (c) farhan
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) uncle (c) lives
15. 15.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cricket (b) i (c) cousin
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) aren't (c) arent
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ishaan = ? (a) Ishaan's cap (b) Ishaans cap (c) Ishaans' cap
20. 20.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
21. 21.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Yash = ? (a) Yashs book (b) Yashs' book (c) Yash's book
22. 22.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'm (b) I'am (c) Im
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is neel.” (a) is (b) best (c) neel
24. 24.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) is (b) in (c) january
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
26. 26.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) onam (b) celebrate (c) our
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) holi (b) family (c) with
28. 28.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Diya = ? (a) Diya's pen (b) Diyas pen (c) Diyas' pen
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) lucknow
30. 30.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Kabir = ? (a) Kabir's book (b) Kabirs book (c) Kabirs' book
31. 31.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Tara = ? (a) Tara's pen (b) Taras' pen (c) Taras pen
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) in (c) june
33. 33.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The narmada is a long river.” (a) is (b) narmada (c) river
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) with (b) our (c) diwali
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasnt (c) hasn't
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) last
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) ganga (c) river
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
39. 39.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Dev = ? (a) Dev's cap (b) Devs' cap (c) Devs cap
40. 40.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Ananya = ? (a) Ananyas' cap (b) Ananya's cap (c) Ananyas cap

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