ST XAVIER’S SCHOOLS - CHANDIGARH, PANCHKULA, MOHALI, ZIRAKPUR

CLASS VI - ENGLISH WORKSHEET 13

PUNCTUATION AND CAPITAL LETTERS

Punctuation marks help us read and understand a written sentence or passage

clearly.

Punctuation marks such as the full stop, capital letters, quotation marks,

commas are used in the written language to put pauses at the right places in a

sentence and to separate one sentence from another.

IMPORTANT MARKS OF PUNCTUATION:

Here are some important marks of punctuation:

Full stop ( . ) ,Comma ( , ) ,Question mark ( ? ) ,Exclamation mark ( ! ) ,Colon ( : )

Inverted Commas ( “ ” ) , Semicolon ( ; )

1.The Full Stop ( . )

The full stop represents the longest pause.

It is used at the end of an assertive or imperative sentence.

Example : Rohan is a good student.

It is also used after abbreviations and initials. Example : Ph.D. , B.Ed.

2.The Question Mark ( ? )

It is used after a question Example : Where do you live?

3.The Exclamation Mark ( ! )

It is used after exclamations showing sudden and strong feelings of grief,

joy, surprise and wonder.

Example: Oh ! What a lovely gift it is!

4. Inverted commas ( “ ” )

These are used to indicate direct speech

They are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker or a quotation

Example : Rohan said, “Where is your car ?”

One can use either single or double quotation marks.

5. Comma ( , )

‣ A comma is used to express the shortest pause in a sentence but it is never

placed at the end of a sentence.

The comma is used:

a) to separate the words ‘yes’ or ‘no’ from the rest of the sentence

Example: Yes, she has agreed to be the compere for the programme.

b) to mark off a direct quotation

Example: “Collect the books,” the teacher said.

c) to separate the month and the year and the date and the year

Example: January,2020 ; 16 June,2020

d) to separate words in series

Example : Mother kept apples , oranges , pomegranate and grapes in a basket.

e) To separate words, phrases, clauses and pairs of words in a sentence.

Example :The pencil and the paper, the bag and the bottle , were neatly kept on

the table.

f) In a letter immediately after the salutation and at the end before the

signature. Example: Dear Madam,

g) to separate question tags. Example: She has woken up, hasn’t she?

h) to separate expressions like-of course, however, in fact .

Example: In fact, she is pleased to be with us.

i) to mark off a word or group in apposition

Example :Mahatma Gandhi , the Father of the Nation , believed in non-

violence.

6. The Apostrophe ( ’ )

The apostrophe is used:

a) to show possession Example: Meena’s doll

b) to show time and distance Example: two days’ time

c) to show the omission of some letter/letters Example: did not – didn’t

d) to form plural of letters and figures Example:

There are five zero’s in 1,00,000 .

7. The semicolon ( ; )

It indicates a longer pause than the comma .

It is generally followed by conjunctions like ‘ and ’, ‘but ’, ‘or ’ .

A semicolon is used :

a) to separate parts of a sentence which have been separated by a comma

Example: The magician’s hat was red , stylish ; and we all liked it .

b) to separate pairs of word: Example : The teacher said that cease , seize ; alms

, arms-are all homophones.

8. The colon ( : )

It indicates a longer pause.

A colon is used to:

a) either introduce a quotation or a speech :Example : Jawaharlal Nehru said :

At the stroke of midnight hour , when the world sleeps , India will awake to

life and freedom.

b) introduce a list : Example : The ingredients required for a cake are :flour ,

eggs , sugar , baking powder , butter and vanilla essence.

9. Capital letters

Capital letters are used at the beginning of a sentence. Proper nouns also

begin with capital letters. Capital letters are used :

a) to begin the first word of a sentence Example-He is going for a walk.

b) to begin the first word of direct speech Example-He said, “Let her complete

the work .”

c) for proper nouns and proper adjectives

Example-India - Indians

d) to begin the first word for every line of verse.

Example: At night, when all is still,

e) To begin the names of days and months , religions or sects

Example-Monday, June , Christianity

f) For the names of institutions Example:

St.Xavier’s Schools

g) For the names of historic buildings ,trains, flights, airports, stations,

books, newspapers and journals, festivals Examples:

India Gate, Rajdhani Express , Air India, The Tribune, Diwali

h) For the names of important historic events Example- Republic Day

The Second World War

i) For abbreviations and acronyms

Example: UK, BPO

j) To begin nouns and pronouns referring to God

Example-Let us all pray to Lord.

k) For important words in the heading of a story, article or essay

Example: Cabinet to Pass the Women’s Bill Today

l) The first person singular personal pronoun ‘I’ is always capital.

EXERCISE 1

Read the following sentences and use question mark, exclamation mark, full stop,

inverted commas, capital letters wherever required.

1. why is the machine not working

2. who built the qutub minar

3. O what a lovely view

4. he had gone to the safdarjung airport

5. this house belongs to dr rupa banerjee

EXERCISE 2

Read the following sentences and put inverted commas ,full stop, question mark,

exclamation mark, capital letters or commas wherever required.

1. she will appear for her entrance examination tomorrow said sumedha

2. rita said o what a beautiful view

3. simran has booked a dda flat

4. she prayed for the quick recovery of her ailing mother

5. we should buy electrical goods with isi mark

6. rosy went to mathura on thursday as she had an appointment with dr sudhir

pandey

7. hina said why is the shatabdi express late

8. the team leader said hurray we won the running trophy

9. my cousin will soon appear for her b a examinations

10. her cousin is arriving from usa and she has gone to the indira gandhi

international airport to receive him

EXERCISE 3

Read the following sentences and add colon, semi-colon, apostrophe wherever

required

1. My mother is a pious, simple lady and I love her very much.

2. The things kept in the laboratory are beakers, test tubes, chemicals.

3. The juicy, fresh fruits were delicious and we all gobbled it up.

4. A weeks time is enough to finish the pending work.

5. I visited Mr Mehras shop.

EXERCISE 4

Rewrite the following sentences using appropriate punctuation marks wherever

required.

1. jawaharlal nehru was the first prime minister of independent india

2. safdarjung tomb, red fort, humayuns tomb are all historical monuments

3. i prayed to god and asked for his blessings before my final examination began

4. what are you carrying in the packet said rita to sheema

5. i reached the chennai airport late yesterday

6. aman left for paris on tuesday as he had planned a three weeks trip in advance

7. i recently read the god of small things by arundhati roy

8. the lucknow station has been spruced up to welcome tourists who are attending

the cultural festival

9. ms sangeeta gupta the renowned vocalist sang a bhajan for the elderly people

10. they laughed they sang but soon they were exhausted

The answer key of worksheet-13 will be uploaded with worksheet-14

ANSWER KEY OF WORKSHEET 12

EXERCISE: 1

Rewrite the following sentences in negative and interrogative forms.

1. Sunanda will not have invited her friends by tomorrow.

Will Sunanda have invited her friends by tomorrow?

2. Hari will not have forgotten the contact number by next week.

Will Hari have forgotten the contact number by next week?

3. The river water will not have flooded the village by evening.

Will the river have flooded the village by evening?

4. He will not have read the novel by tomorrow.

Will he have read the novel by tomorrow?

EXERCISE: 2

Rewrite the following verbs given in brackets in the future perfect tense form.

1.will have sung 2.will have baked 3.will have flown 4.will have grown

EXERCISE: 3

Read the following sentences and identify the tense forms of the verbs printed

in bold.

1.Simple Future Tense 2.Future Continuous Tense 3.Simple Future Tense

4.Simple Future Tense 5.Future Continuous Tense 6.Future Perfect Tense

7.Simple Future Tense 8.Future Continuous Tense

REVISION EXERCISE ON TENSES

Rewrite the sentences given below according to the tenses mentioned in

brackets.

1.Tom had heard that his ancestors left the country long back. (past perfect)

2.Barry recommended doughnuts for breakfast. (simple past)

3.The leaves will look bright green after the rain. (simple future)

4.Mina will be reading ‘The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari’ by Robin Sharma.

(future continuous)

5.Robin will have inspected the bonsai plants by this evening. (future perfect)

6.The rabbit had jumped into the burrow and disappeared fast. (past perfect)

7.The painter was painting a village scene. (past continuous)

8.All the residents will be enjoying the magic show. (future continuous)

9.The motorists will follow the directions for a road diversion in spite of

inconvenience. (simple future)

10.John was reading the newspaper. (past continuous)

11.Sumedha had bought a lot of plants and peat moss over the years. (past

perfect)

12.The registrar has collected the admission forms for the new session. (present

perfect)

13.The weather was pleasant yesterday. (simple past)

14.The class monitor is making a list of talkative children. (present continuous)

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