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Punctuation Marks Practice

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Why do we use punctuation marks?

a)

to speak louder than others

b)

to emphasize what we mean

c)

to make pauses when writing

d)

to lower our tone of voice

2.

When do we use the period / full stop?

a)

to start a declarative statement

b)

to emphasize on an imperative sentence

c)

to end a declarative / imperative sentence

d)

to identify all type of sentences

3.

What is the following sentence?


His name is john.

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

4.

What is the following sentence?


Bring me the ball.

a)

declarative

b)

imperative

5.

What can you express with an exclamatory sentence?

a)

sad feelings

b)

powerful feelings

c)

happy feelings

d)

emotions

6.

When do you need to use a comma?

a)

to finish a sentence

b)

to start a sentence

c)

to pause a conversation

d)

to separate items

7.

What punctuation marks do you need in this sentence?


I need to buy bread_ butter _ jam _ and some plates.

a)

full stops

b)

commas

c)

semocolons

d)

periods

8.

What punctuation marks do you need in this sentence?


My father always said , ___ Be careful with what you wish for__

a)

semicolons

b)

commas

c)

exclamation marks

d)

quotation marks

9.

What punctuation marks do you need in this sentence?


The daily newspaper contains four sections ___ news, sports, entertainment and classifieds.

a)

semicolon

b)

colon

c)

quotation mark

d)

exclamation mark

10.

When do we use the semicolon?

a)

when there is a conjunction

b)

when there are three sentences

c)

when there is not a conjunction

d)

when there is only one sentence