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Year 2 English — Punctuation and capital letters

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

Name: ________________________

  1. 1.Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • a) where is my bag?
    • b) Where is my bag
    • c) where is my bag
    • d) Where is my bag?

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

  3. 3.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

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

  4. 4.Sort each line by the mark it needs at the end.

    Groups: Full stop · Question mark

    • We finished our homework
    • How old is your brother
    • Why is the gate locked
    • Please sit down
    • Who left this note
    • The sun set behind the hill

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

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

  6. 6.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.

  7. 7.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.

  8. 8.Which line needs a question mark?

    • a) What time does the bell ring
    • b) Close the door quietly
    • c) The bell rang loudly
    • d) I like mangoes

Answer key — Year 2 English — Punctuation and capital letters

  1. 1. d) Where is my bag?
  2. 2.
    • question mark
    • a question mark
  3. 3. 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
  4. 4. How old is your brother → Question mark; The sun set behind the hill → Full stop; We finished our homework → Full stop; Why is the gate locked → Question mark; Please sit down → Full stop; Who left this note → Question mark
  5. 5. 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
  6. 6. a) Before we left, we locked the door.
  7. 7. b) "I am ready," said Meera.
  8. 8. a) What time does the bell ring