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Year 6 English — Punctuation and capital letters

Punctuate a sentence with capital letters, end marks, commas and speech marks.

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Sort each word by whether it needs a capital letter wherever it appears in a sentence.

    Groups: Needs a capital letter · Does not need a capital letter

    • india
    • december
    • teacher
    • table
    • monday
    • pencil

  2. 2.In the line "we saw the taj mahal on tuesday", which word does NOT need a capital letter?

    • a) taj
    • b) tuesday
    • c) we
    • d) saw

  3. 3.Which sentence sets out the shout correctly?

    • a) "Wait for me!" shouted Anil.
    • b) Wait for me! "shouted Anil."
    • c) "Wait for me!" Shouted Anil.
    • d) "Wait for me"! shouted Anil.

  4. 4.Match each mark to the job it does.

    • Full stop
    • Question mark
    • Exclamation mark
    • Comma
    • Apostrophe
    • Speech marks
    • ends a statement
    • ends a question
    • enclose the exact words somebody said
    • shows a missing letter or belonging
    • separates parts of a sentence
    • shows a strong feeling

  5. 5.What is the name of the mark that ends a question? Write two words.

  6. 6.Which sentence sets out the speech correctly?

    • a) I am ready, said Meera.
    • b) "I am ready" said Meera.
    • c) "I am ready," Said Meera.
    • d) "I am ready," said Meera.

  7. 7.Which sentence uses its comma correctly?

    • a) Before we, left we locked the door.
    • b) Before we left we, locked the door.
    • c) Before we left, we locked the door.
    • d) Before, we left we locked the door.

  8. 8.Which sentence puts the comma in the right place before the speech?

    • a) Amit said "I will come later,"
    • b) Amit said "I will come later".
    • c) Amit, said "I will come later."
    • d) Amit said, "I will come later."

Answer key — Year 6 English — Punctuation and capital letters

  1. 1. monday → Needs a capital letter; table → Does not need a capital letter; india → Needs a capital letter; teacher → Does not need a capital letter; december → Needs a capital letter; pencil → Does not need a capital letter
  2. 2. d) saw
  3. 3. a) "Wait for me!" shouted Anil.
  4. 4. Full stop → ends a statement; Question mark → ends a question; Exclamation mark → shows a strong feeling; Comma → separates parts of a sentence; Apostrophe → shows a missing letter or belonging; Speech marks → enclose the exact words somebody said
  5. 5.
    • question mark
    • a question mark
  6. 6. d) "I am ready," said Meera.
  7. 7. c) Before we left, we locked the door.
  8. 8. d) Amit said, "I will come later."