Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 76 · 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 mumbai last year.” (a) mumbai (b) visited (c) year
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) play (b) i (c) and
3. 3.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) january (b) birthday (c) is
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) haven't (c) havent
6. 6.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diyas book (c) Diya's book
7. 7.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) do'nt (c) dont
8. 8.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on monday.” (a) monday (b) reopens (c) on
9. 9.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
10. 10.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Aarav = ? (a) Aarav's pen (b) Aaravs' pen (c) Aaravs pen
11. 11.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) aren't (b) arent (c) are'nt
12. 12.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ! (b) ?
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Yash = ? (a) Yashs' bag (b) Yashs bag (c) Yash's bag
14. 14.Which mark should end this sentence? “We like mangoes ___” (a) ? (b) .
15. 15.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) friend (b) is (c) ananya
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
17. 17.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Myra = ? (a) Myra's bag (b) Myras bag (c) Myras' bag
18. 18.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) family (b) with (c) diwali
19. 19.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) does'nt (b) doesn't (c) doesnt
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Tara = ? (a) Tara's cap (b) Taras' cap (c) Taras cap
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) with (b) holi (c) our
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) ? (b) .
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in pune.” (a) lives (b) in (c) pune
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Vivaan = ? (a) Vivaan's kite (b) Vivaans kite (c) Vivaans' kite
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) birthday (b) is (c) june
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
28. 28.Which mark should end this sentence? “How beautiful the garden is ___” (a) ? (b) !
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Isha = ? (a) Ishas pen (b) Isha's pen (c) Ishas' pen
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) has'nt (b) hasn't (c) hasnt
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited chennai last year.” (a) visited (b) last (c) chennai
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is dev.” (a) is (b) best (c) dev
33. 33.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is isha.” (a) is (b) friend (c) isha
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) ganga
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) last (b) year (c) pune
37. 37.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) ? (b) .
38. 38.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Rohan = ? (a) Rohan's book (b) Rohans' book (c) Rohans book
39. 39.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ? (b) !
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) godavari (b) river (c) a

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