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Punctuation

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 37mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which are examples of punctuation marks?

a)

commas and full stops

b)

dollar and pound signs

c)

plus and minus signs

2.

"Full stops" are also called _

a)

endings

b)

periods

c)

points

3.

Which CANNOT come at the end of a sentence?

a)

a period

b)

a colon

c)

an exclamation mark

4.
What type of punctuation does this sentence need?
Math is my favorite subject ___
a)
!
b)
?
c)
.
d)
,
5.

Which may be put before a list, a quotation, direct speech or an explanation to introduce it?

a)

a colon

b)

a hyphen

c)

a semicolon

6.

Which can be used instead of a full stop (period) to separate two closely-connected sentences?

a)

b)

a comma

c)

a semicolon

7.

"Michael was a highly-talented musician." What do we call the punctuation mark between "highly" and "talented"?

(a)  

8.

In the sentence

"See you tomorrow" she said,

Which answer shows the correct position of the comma?

a)

"See you tomorrow", she said,

b)

"See you tomorrow," she said,

9.

What is the punctuation mark in they're and children's called?

(a)  

10.

If a writer uses a word or phrase in a special way, such as ironically, he can put it in _

a)

round brackets

b)

square brackets

c)

quotation marks

11.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

Is that book yours’?

b)

Is that book your’s?

c)

Is that book yours?

12.

Choose the correct sentence.

a)

It’s clear that its paw is hurt. 

b)

It’s clear that it’s paw is hurt. 

c)

Its clear that its paw is hurt.

d)

Its clear that it’s paw is hurt.

13.

Which punctuation mark is an ellipses?

a)

*

b)

...

c)

-

14.

Punctuate the following sentence,

What are you doing next weekend

(a)  

15.

Punctuate the following sentence,

We will be arriving on Monday morning at least I think so

(a)  

16.

Punctuate the following sentence,

In the words of Murphys Law Anything that can go wrong will go wrong

(a)  

17.

The report indicates that the pollution above Beijing has reached an all-time high.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

indicates, that

c)

indicates. That

d)

indicates; that

18.

The platter was filled with berries, and crackers, and cheese.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

with: berries, and crackers and cheese.

c)

with, berries and crackers and cheese.

d)

with berries, crackers, and cheese

19.

Ready for the journey of a lifetime the boy hopped on the spaceship.

a)

NO CHANGE

b)

lifetime; the

c)

lifetime, the

d)

lifetime: the

20.

Which punctuation marks are you most comfortable with? (you know when and where to use them)

*No right or wrong answers 😊

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21.

Which punctuation marks are you least comfortable with? (you know when and where to use them)

*No right or wrong answers 😊

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