Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 989 · 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? “We like mangoes ___” (a) . (b) ?
2. 2.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) river (b) long (c) godavari
3. 3.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Aisha = ? (a) Aishas' bag (b) Aisha's bag (c) Aishas bag
4. 4.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) is (b) birthday (c) june
5. 5.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) can't (c) ca'nt
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “have not”? (a) have'nt (b) havent (c) haven't
7. 7.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited kolkata last year.” (a) last (b) kolkata (c) year
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didnt (b) didn't (c) did'nt
9. 9.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in lucknow.” (a) in (b) lives (c) lucknow
10. 10.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) river (b) is (c) kaveri
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on friday.” (a) reopens (b) on (c) friday
12. 12.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) is'nt (b) isn't (c) isnt
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' bag (b) Rohans bag (c) Rohan's bag
14. 14.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The yamuna is a long river.” (a) yamuna (b) river (c) long
15. 15.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Ananya = ? (a) Ananya's book (b) Ananyas' book (c) Ananyas book
16. 16.Which mark should end this sentence? “How old is Kabir ___” (a) . (b) ?
17. 17.Which mark should end this sentence? “I live in Pune ___” (a) ? (b) .
18. 18.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Riya = ? (a) Riya's kite (b) Riyas' kite (c) Riyas kite
19. 19.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) and (b) play (c) i
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kunal = ? (a) Kunals' pen (b) Kunal's pen (c) Kunals pen
21. 21.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is ananya.” (a) best (b) ananya (c) friend
22. 22.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
23. 23.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
24. 24.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Nisha = ? (a) Nishas' cap (b) Nishas cap (c) Nisha's cap
25. 25.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) march (b) in (c) is
26. 26.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
27. 27.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) jaipur (b) in (c) uncle
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited delhi last year.” (a) visited (b) year (c) delhi
29. 29.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Riya = ? (a) Riyas' book (b) Riyas book (c) Riya's book
30. 30.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) does'nt (c) doesn't
31. 31.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited mumbai last year.” (a) last (b) mumbai (c) visited
32. 32.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is pooja.” (a) pooja (b) best (c) friend
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
34. 34.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is kunal.” (a) kunal (b) is (c) best
35. 35.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) celebrate (b) diwali (c) with
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) is (b) ganga (c) long
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “School reopens on sunday.” (a) on (b) sunday (c) reopens
38. 38.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited pune last year.” (a) year (b) pune (c) visited
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) onam (c) celebrate
40. 40.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !

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