Capital Letters and Full Stops Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 2: Capital letters and full stops · Set 39 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Start big, stop with a dot): Use a capital letter for the first word of every sentence and for the word I. Use a capital letter for names: people (Riya), places (Kochi), days (Thursday), months (June) and festivals (Onam). End a telling sentence with a full stop. Two complete ideas need two sentences: “The bell rang. The children ran out.”

1. 1.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “on Saturday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) on (c) we (d) have
2. 2.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The puppy was hungry it barked for food.” (a) after “puppy” (b) after “hungry” (c) after “for” (d) after “The”
3. 3.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “Grandma baked a cake it smelled lovely.” (a) after “baked” (b) after “a” (c) after “smelled” (d) after “cake”
4. 4.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “we went to Delhi for Onam last year.” (a) last (b) went (c) we (d) to
5. 5.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “tara lives near the lake in Kochi.” (a) near (b) in (c) lives (d) tara
6. 6.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “nisha wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 4 (d) 2
7. 7.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
   “my cousin and i visited a zoo in indore.” (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 4 (d) 5
8. 8.Which word needs a capital letter?
   “Diya wore new clothes on diwali.” (a) new (b) on (c) diwali (d) clothes
9. 9.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
   “The milk boiled over we turned off the stove.” (a) after “milk” (b) after “over” (c) after “we” (d) after “The”
10. 10.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “I finished my homework then I read a comic.” (a) after “then” (b) after “finished” (c) after “homework” (d) after “a”
11. 11.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The mangoes were ripe we picked a basket full.” (a) after “The” (b) after “a” (c) after “ripe” (d) after “mangoes”
12. 12.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Our team practised hard we won the match.” (a) after “hard” (b) after “Our” (c) after “we” (d) after “team”
13. 13.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The lights went out we lit a candle.” (a) after “lit” (b) after “lights” (c) after “out” (d) after “a”
14. 14.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “kabir was born in the month of December.” (a) in (b) of (c) was (d) kabir
15. 15.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “It was very hot we drank cold water.” (a) after “very” (b) after “we” (c) after “was” (d) after “hot”
16. 16.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The parrot can talk it says hello every morning.” (a) after “The” (b) after “can” (c) after “hello” (d) after “talk”
17. 17.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The wind was strong our umbrella turned inside out.” (a) after “was” (b) after “strong” (c) after “our” (d) after “umbrella”
18. 18.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “the big fair in surat starts in february.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 2
19. 19.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “tara wore new clothes on Diwali.” (a) wore (b) tara (c) new (d) clothes
20. 20.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The train arrived people got on quickly.” (a) after “got” (b) after “The” (c) after “arrived” (d) after “train”
21. 21.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Sunday we have a test in maths.” (a) test (b) a (c) we (d) on
22. 22.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we went to mysuru for pongal last year.” (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 4
23. 23.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “Arjun won the race everyone cheered for him.” (a) after “everyone” (b) after “the” (c) after “race” (d) after “won”
24. 24.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Joseph lives near the lake in pune.” (a) lake (b) in (c) near (d) pune
25. 25.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “my aunt made sweets for Pongal.” (a) aunt (b) sweets (c) made (d) my
26. 26.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “we visited the old fort in bhopal on friday.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 5
27. 27.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “diya wore new clothes on eid.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 1 (d) 2
28. 28.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “I go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) with (b) on (c) tuesday (d) dog
29. 29.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The bell rang the children ran out.” (a) after “The” (b) after “rang” (c) after “ran” (d) after “children”
30. 30.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “zoya wore new clothes on pongal.” (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1
31. 31.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “on Tuesday we have a test in maths.” (a) a (b) have (c) maths (d) on
32. 32.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in pune.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 5
33. 33.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “on monday we have a test in maths.” (a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1
34. 34.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “We reached the beach the sand was warm.” (a) after “We” (b) after “was” (c) after “beach” (d) after “sand”
35. 35.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in june.” (a) holidays (b) the (c) school (d) june
36. 36.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “i go to the park with my dog on tuesday.” (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 1
37. 37.How many words in this sentence need a capital letter?
    “my cousin and i visited a zoo in chennai.” (a) 5 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
38. 38.Two sentences are joined by mistake. Where should the full stop go?
    “The teacher smiled she liked our drawings.” (a) after “our” (b) after “teacher” (c) after “liked” (d) after “smiled”
39. 39.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “We went to patna for Pongal last year.” (a) to (b) year (c) went (d) patna
40. 40.Which word needs a capital letter?
    “Our school reopens after the holidays in july.” (a) in (b) reopens (c) july (d) school

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