Punctuation

Punctuation

What does each punctuation mark do? Which mark is needed?

Multiple Choice

I end complete thoughts. What am I?

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

I mark the end of a question.

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

I am used to show when a person STARTS and STOPS talking. What am I?

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am a comma. (,)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

I am used to separate items in a list. I also separate two complete thoughts in a sentence, AND I come after a transition word or phrase. What am I?

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

Hey! I have a super power! I show emotion at the end of a sentence or interjection. What am I?

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a question mark. (?)

Multiple Choice

I let you know the time. I separate the big guys (the hours) from the little guys (the minutes.) What am I?

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a colon. (:)

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

Multiple Choice

HOW'RE you? I am a substitute. I take the place of a letter when you are squishing two words into one word. I bet you CAN'T guess what I am!

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

• I am an exclamation point. (!)

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a comma. (,)

Multiple Choice

I have two jobs. One of my jobs is to show possession or ownership, and I usually appear with the letter s. What am I?

• I am an apostrophe. (')

• I am a period. (.)

• I am a question mark. (?)

• I am a pair of quotation marks. ("")

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is needed in the blank?

Hey! That is Joseph_s taco!

• A question mark. (?)

• An apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is needed in BOTH blanks?

Wow_That is a huge taco_

• Question marks. (?)

• Exclamation points. (!)

Multiple Choice

What punctuation marks are needed in the blanks?

_Do you like tacos?_ asked Auntie Liz.

• Quotation marks. (" ")

• Commas. ('')

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is needed in both of the blanks?

I_m sad. I don_t have a taco.

:(

• A colon. (:)

• An apostrophe. (')

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is needed in the blank?

It is 4_00. Time to order tacos!

• Quotation marks. (" ")

• A colon. (:)

Multiple Choice

What punctuation is mark is needed in the blanks?

I would like a bean taco with cheese_ lettuce_ avocado_ tomato and salsa. Thank you!

• Periods (.)

• Commas (,)

Multiple Choice

What punctuation mark is needed?

You can order a taco for lunch_

• A period (.)

• A comma. (,)