WorksheetsEnglish 9 | Punctuation Marks
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
The punctuation mark that means a pause is needed in a sentence. It is also used to separate items in a list and to mark the place of thousands in a large number.
comma
period
quotation marks
semicolon
A dot used to show where the end of a sentence is.
period
comma
colon
semicolon
This punctuation mark is used in pairs to set off direct speech.
colon
parenthesis
quotation marks
semicolon
This punctuation is used to set off unrelated words, phrases, or clauses that do not change the meaning of the sentence when omitted.
comma
question mark
exclamation point
parenthesis
The punctuation mark used to indicate either possession or the omission of letters or numbers.
apostrophe
comma
semicolon
period
This punctuation mark is used to link words to prefixes.
apostrophe
comma
hyphen
dash
This punctuation is used to show strong emotion.
question mark
exclamation mark
period
colon
This punctuation symbol is used to show that there has been an omission of some letters or words.
semicolon
parenthesis
ellipsis
slash
This symbol or punctuation is used in writing or printing to indicate a range or connections.
en dash
slash
comma
colon
This punctuation is used to separate two independent clauses while still demonstrating that a close relationship exists between them.
colon
semicolon
hyphen
dash
These punctuation marks are squared off quotations that are used to show information of a technical nature
parenthesis
brackets
ellipsis
colon
These punctuation marks are squared off quotations that are used to show information of a technical nature
parenthesis
brackets
ellipsis
colon
