CBSE Class 6 English Punctuation Marks Worksheet

A Lot of Water

In Alaska, vast amounts of frozen water are contained in more than a hundred thousand of these. What are they?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and identify the missing punctuation mark. Choose your answers from the punctuation marks that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. Not all answers will be used.

1. Alaska, the biggest state in our country is also the northernmost and certainly among the coldest.
Answer. Comma 

2. Mike is moving to Alaska he expects to leave next week.
Answer. Semicolon

3. Mike has several reasons for moving to Alaska, including the following the state’s natural beauty, its wilderness areas, and its rugged environment.
Answer. Colon

4. Mikes Uncle Todd and his family have lived in Alaska for many years.
Answer. Apostrophe

5. Last year Mike read about Alaska in an article titled “Wilderness Lands.
Answer. Quotation marks

6. “When will you be coming” said Uncle Todd.
Answer. Question mark 

7. “My fl ight arrives next Tuesday at 3:45 PM. in Anchorage,” said Mike.
Answer. Period

8. During the fl ight Mike read Alaska, a magazine containing articles about the state.
Answer. Italics

Tornado State

On average, this state has more tornadoes than any other. What state is this?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and identify the missing punctuation mark. Choose your answers from the punctuation marks that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. Not all answers will be used.

1. When Hallie was studying tornadoes in science she was surprised to learn that more tornadoes occur in the United States than in any other country.
Answer. Period

2. “Did you know that the winds of a tornado can be as high as 300 miles per hour? said Jenna, her friend.
Answer. Semicolon

3. Hallie looked in Chapter 10, “Violent Storms,” in her science book for more information
Answer. Period

4. “I checked this book out of the library,” said Jenna, handing Hallie a book titled Tornado Alley.
Answer. Italics

5. “Theres incredible information in this book,” she said.
Answer. Apostrophe

6. “Does it explain what causes tornadoes” said Hallie.
Answer. Question mark

7. Hallie was most interested in the causes of tornadoes Jenna was most interested in how they could be predicted.
Answer. Semicolon

8. When class ended at 240, the girls went to the library to fi nd more information.
Answer. Colon

Theodore Roosevelt

According to some accounts, this favorite toy was named after Theodore Roosevelt. What was the toy?
To answer the question, read each sentence below and identify the missing punctuation mark. Choose your answers from the punctuation marks that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its sentence number at the bottom of the page. If no punctuation marks are missing, write the letter for “None.” Not all answers will be used. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Mrs. Thompson’s class was learning about Theodore Roosevelt the twenty-sixth president of the United States.
Answer. Comma

2. She explained that Roosevelt was vice president to William McKinley however, when McKinley was assassinated in 1901, Roosevelt assumed the presidency.
Answer. Semicolon

3. When he assumed offi ce, Roosevelt was the youngest man to serve as president.
Answer. None 

4. “Roosevelt was one of the most popular US. presidents,” said Mrs. Thompson.
Answer. Period

5. “Was he a hero in the Spanish-American War” Mrs. Thompson asked.
Answer. Question mark

6. “Roosevelts interest in the environment resulted in setting aside 125 million acres as national forests,” she said.
Answer. Apostrophe 

7. “For homework, she said, “read Chapter 7 in your text.”
Answer. Quotation marks

8. “For more information about Theodore Roosevelt,” Mrs. Thompson said, “you should consult the book titled Theodore Roosevelt: His Life and Times.”
Answer. Question mark 

Big Trees

Capable of growing up to three hundred feet, this tree is considered to be one of the world’s biggest. What is it?
To answer the question, read the paragraph below. Find each incorrectly used punctuation mark. Starting with the fi rst sentence, write the letters beneath the incorrectly used punctuation marks in order on the blanks at the bottom of the page.

Scientists estimate that the Earth is home to between sixty thousand, and seventy
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thousand species of trees. Some scientists wonder if there are even more than
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seventy thousand? Except in extremely dry or cold regions, trees are found
                            E                                                              R
throughout the world. Trees may be grouped into two broad categories; evergreen
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trees and deciduous trees. Evergreen trees, such as pines, and spruces, keep their
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leaves through the year. Deciduous trees, such as maples and oaks, lose their leaves’
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as cold weather approaches. Did you know that much of the world’s oxygen comes
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from trees. Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air, and they release oxygen as a
                I                                                                W
by-product: of photosynthesis. Photosynthesis, of course, is the process by which
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green plants use light to turn water and carbon dioxide into food.
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Voyage to the New World

The Pilgrims sailed from England to the New World on a surprisingly small ship. In terms of size, what would their ship be about equal to today? To answer the question, read each sentence below. If all the punctuation is correct, write the letter for “correct” in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page. If any of the punctuation is incorrect or is missing, write the letter for “incorrect.” You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. The Pilgrims left England on September 16 1620.
E. Correct
O. Incorrect
Answer. O

2. They sailed on the Mayfl ower.
G. Correct
I. Incorrect
Answer. I

3. On November 21, the ship dropped anchor in a sheltered harbor.
R. Correct
E. Incorrect
Answer. R

4. On that same day, the men wrote and signed a constitution.
E. Correct
B. Incorrect
Answer. E

5. Called the Mayfl ower Compact, this was the “fi rst constitution” written in the New World.
O. Correct
C. Incorrect
Answer. C

6. The Pilgrims went on to found the Plymouth Colony.
S. Correct
M. Incorrect
Answer. S

7. This was the fi rst permanent English settlement in New England.
U. Correct
I. Incorrect
Answer. U

8. It was not the fi rst English settlement in the New World, that distinction went to Jamestown in Virginia.
I. Correct
N. Incorrect
Answer. N

9. The Jamestown Colony was founded on May 14, 1607.
A. Correct
T. Incorrect
Answer. T

Great Buy

In 1867, the United States purchased Alaska from Russia for $7,200,000. This was certainly one of the best real estate purchases of all time. What was the approximate cost for each acre of Alaskan land?
To answer the question, read each sentence below. If all the punctuation is correct, write the letter for “correct” in the space above the sentence
number at the bottom of the page. If any of the punctuation is incorrect or is missing, write the letter for “incorrect.” You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Alaska became the forty-ninth state of the Union on Jan 3, 1959.
U. Correct
C. Incorrect
Answer. C

2. Alaska, sometimes called the Final Frontier, is admired for its rugged environment and vast size.
T. Correct
D. Incorrect
Answer. T

3. Alaska is rich in natural resources, and wildlife.
S. Correct
O. Incorrect
Answer. O

4. Until 1867; Alaska belonged to Russia.
O. Correct
T. Incorrect
Answer. T

5. “Secretary of State” William H. Seward negotiated the purchase of Alaska by the United States from Russia.
N. Correct
S. Incorrect
Answer. S

6. In many people’s opinions back then, Alaska was a cold wasteland.
N. Correct
A. Incorrect
Answer. N

7. They called the purchase Sewards Folly.
H. Correct
W. Incorrect
Answer. W

8. These people couldn’t have been more wrong.
E. Correct
S. Incorrect
Answer. E

Oceania

Most geography books refer to the thousands of islands in the central and southern Pacifi c as Oceania. In the past, these islands were often referred to by another name that occasionally is still used today. What was that name? To answer the question, fi nd the missing or incorrectly used punctuation mark in each sentence below. Select the punctuation mark that corrects the mistake from the choices that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page. Not all answers will be used. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Until she studied Oceania in school: Tia never realized how many islands were located in the Pacifi c Ocean.
Answer. Comma

2. “Wow,” she said, amazed. “I can’t believe how big the Pacifi c Ocean is.”
Answer. Exclamation point

3. “What are you looking at,” said Sharyn.
Answer. Question mark

4. “Oceania, said Tia, studying a map in her textbook.
Answer. Quotation marks

5. “Isn’t the setting of the novel ’Call It Courage’ in the Pacifi c?” said Sharyn.
Answer. Italics 

6. “Yes, it is,” said Tia, “That’s a great book.”
Answer. Period

7. “Maybe theres a copy of it in the library,” said Sharyn.
Answer. Semicolon

Southern Capital

This state capital is the southernmost in the forty-eight contiguous states.
What is it?
To answer the question, fi nd the missing or incorrectly used punctuation mark in each sentence below. Select the punctuation mark that corrects the mistake from the choices that follow the sentences. Write the letter of each answer in the space above the sentence number at the bottom of the page.Not all answers will be used. You will need to divide the letters into words.

1. Jons group was preparing for a class geography bee.
Answer. Apostrophe

2. “Let’s review the state capitals.” said Julie. “Does everyone agree?”
Answer. Comma

3. “OK,” said Marc. “What’s the capital of Florida.”
Answer. Question mark

4. “It’s Tallahassee,” said Umberto, “Name the capital of Arizona.”
Answer. Period

5. “I think it’s Phoenix,” said Julie, but let me check.”
Answer. Quotation marks

6. She opened a book titled “States of the Union” and turned to Chapter 4,“States and Their Capitals.”
Answer. Italics 

7. Jon continued to ask questions: the others continued to answer them.
Answer. Semicolon

8. “The geography bee begins at 115,” said Jon.
Answer. Colon