Full Stops, Commas and Capital Letters.
When do you use a capital letter?
1.
A sentence always begins with a capital letter.
2.
A proper noun, like a persons name, begins with a capital
letter.
3.
A proper noun, like a place, begins with a capital letter.
Proper nouns, which are SPECIAL names, begin with a capital letter.
(Christmas, Easter, June, Monday etc.)
Task One.
Copy these sentences into your books. Make sure you put in the
capital letters I have missed out.
1.
come in and eat your supper.
2.
can we go out to play?
3.
nobody laughed at my joke.
4.
please shut the door behind you.
5.
do you have to be so loud?
Task Two.
Now you need to look at the sentences for different nouns. I have
forgotten all the capital letters. Copy and correct the sentences.
1.
are you going to alsager on sunday?
2.
have you got the time ben?
3.
spain and italy are both countries.
4.
what are you getting for christmas tom?
5.
mrs smith laughed at carl.
6.
paris is the capital of france.
7.
where are jim and bob going?
8.
the river thames is in london.
Task Three.
Copy these sentences, putting in the missing commas. Remember,
a comma helps break up longer sentences into smaller parts to
make more sense.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
A hedgehog is small with a spiny body.
Bob closed his book glad that the maths lesson was over.
The car a red car zoomed past them.
Mum parked in the car park near the bank.
The taller of the two ladies the one with green hair was the one
who was shouting.
I would like an ice cream a vanilla one.
Have you seen Sid my little dog?
8.
After stopping for a drink the hikers moved off.
Task Four.
Here are some sentences/passages that do not make sense because they have
no full stops. Rewrite the sentences, putting them in.
1. The horse galloped down the street something had
frightened him
2. Our dog saw a cat he chased it the cat was too fast for him
3. Once upon a time there lived a wicked giant he was very cruel
he terrified the whole village
4. The children ran they shouted loudly no one heard them
5. My little brother went into the field there were cows and sheep
grazing there they belonged to farmer giles we often spoke to him he
was a kind, friendly man
CLUE: Watch out in task four as there are some capital letters missing as
well.
Directions: Put commas where they belong. A few of these sentences
do not need commas.
1. We are having peas and carrots roast beef and cake for dinner.
2. Mr. Morton my English teacher says we have to learn how to use
commas.
3. He says “Remember Bob use commas before and after you address
someone directly.”
4. Kelly said “Did you do the homework Angie?”
5. The teachers at Ericson Academy work hard to teach the students.
6. Alex painted the fence white blue and green.
7. We waited at the bus stop on Central Park Avenue after school.
8. My mom who is a nurse cares for the sick injured and disabled
9. One famous basketball player Michael Jordan won five MVP awards.
10. “Don’t go there” said Formica.
11. Robert Louis Stevenson was a Scottish writer of novels poems and
essays.
12. Now Mr. Bond we will saw you in half.
13. Tequita said “Stop talking to me Renisha.”
14. Chicago the largest city in the Midwest is the home of the skyscraper
blues and deep-dish pizza.
15. No Jackie I don’t want to go with Mark.
16. Alice said “But they keep picking on me Rudy.”
17. Emilio my next-door neighbor has two daughters a son and a puppy.
18. That Tuesday which also happens to be my birthday is the only day
we can take the test.
19. Fred who often cheats on his homework is really only harming
himself.
20. Brett Favre the quarter back for the team is having a bad week.
Part Two: On the back of this sheet write three sentences for each of the
following tasks:
1.
2.
3.
4.
Use commas to set of an interruption in the flow of the sentence.
Use commas before and/or after directly addressing someone.
Use commas to separate three or more items in a series.
Use commas before or after a quotation.
Question or Exclamation Marks Worksheet
A question mark is used to ask a question. (?)
An exclamation mark is used to express strong feeling. (!)
Re-write each sentence and use a question mark or
exclamation mark to complete each sentence.
What time is the
baseball game What time is
the baseball game?
1. When are we going to the park
2. I am so excited to see you
3. Who is responsible for the mistake
4. What day of the week is today
5. We are so happy we won the game
6. I cannot believe I saw my favorite movie star