Punctuation Worksheet

English grammar lesson 10: Capital letters and punctuation · Set 990 · 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? “My uncle lives in jaipur.” (a) in (b) uncle (c) jaipur
2. 2.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Yash = ? (a) Yash's pen (b) Yashs' pen (c) Yashs pen
3. 3.Which mark should end this sentence? “Is it raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
4. 4.Which mark should end this sentence? “Kabir can swim ___” (a) . (b) ?
5. 5.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We visited lucknow last year.” (a) last (b) lucknow (c) year
6. 6.Which is the correct short form of “did not”? (a) didn't (b) didnt (c) did'nt
7. 7.Write it with an apostrophe: the kite of Diya = ? (a) Diyas kite (b) Diya's kite (c) Diyas' kite
8. 8.Which is the correct short form of “was not”? (a) was'nt (b) wasn't (c) wasnt
9. 9.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Karan = ? (a) Karan's book (b) Karans book (c) Karans' book
10. 10.Which is the correct short form of “is not”? (a) isn't (b) isnt (c) is'nt
11. 11.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate diwali with our family.” (a) our (b) diwali (c) celebrate
12. 12.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in march.” (a) in (b) birthday (c) march
13. 13.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Priya = ? (a) Priyas' book (b) Priyas book (c) Priya's book
14. 14.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Manav = ? (a) Manavs book (b) Manav's book (c) Manavs' book
15. 15.Which is the correct short form of “does not”? (a) doesnt (b) doesn't (c) does'nt
16. 16.Write it with an apostrophe: the cap of Rohan = ? (a) Rohans' cap (b) Rohan's cap (c) Rohans cap
17. 17.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate holi with our family.” (a) family (b) holi (c) our
18. 18.Which is the correct short form of “has not”? (a) hasnt (b) has'nt (c) hasn't
19. 19.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Farhan = ? (a) Farhan's pen (b) Farhans' pen (c) Farhans pen
20. 20.Write it with an apostrophe: the pen of Kavya = ? (a) Kavyas pen (b) Kavyas' pen (c) Kavya's pen
21. 21.Which is the correct short form of “I am”? (a) I'am (b) I'm (c) Im
22. 22.Write it with an apostrophe: the bag of Kunal = ? (a) Kunal's bag (b) Kunals bag (c) Kunals' bag
23. 23.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in june.” (a) june (b) in (c) birthday
24. 24.Which mark should end this sentence? “It is raining ___” (a) . (b) ?
25. 25.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a big elephant ___” (a) ? (b) !
26. 26.Which mark should end this sentence? “Can you swim ___” (a) ? (b) .
27. 27.Which mark should end this sentence? “Where do you live ___” (a) . (b) ?
28. 28.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The ganga is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) ganga
29. 29.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My cousin and i play cricket.” (a) cousin (b) i (c) play
30. 30.Which word should start with a capital letter? “We celebrate onam with our family.” (a) our (b) celebrate (c) onam
31. 31.Which is the correct short form of “cannot”? (a) can'nt (b) ca'nt (c) can't
32. 32.Which mark should end this sentence? “What a lovely kite ___” (a) ! (b) ?
33. 33.Which is the correct short form of “are not”? (a) are'nt (b) arent (c) aren't
34. 34.Write it with an apostrophe: the book of Diya = ? (a) Diyas' book (b) Diya's book (c) Diyas book
35. 35.Which is the correct short form of “do not”? (a) don't (b) dont (c) do'nt
36. 36.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The kaveri is a long river.” (a) long (b) is (c) kaveri
37. 37.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My best friend is saanvi.” (a) is (b) best (c) saanvi
38. 38.Which mark should end this sentence? “My name is Riya ___” (a) ? (b) .
39. 39.Which word should start with a capital letter? “The godavari is a long river.” (a) long (b) godavari (c) river
40. 40.Which word should start with a capital letter? “My birthday is in january.” (a) in (b) is (c) january

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