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Mastering Punctuation and Spelling

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What punctuation mark is used to indicate a question?

a)

Colon

b)

Comma

c)

Question mark

d)

Exclamation mark

2.

Spell the word that means 'to make a choice': 'decide' or 'decidee'?

a)

decidee

b)

decid

c)

decidely

d)

decide

3.

Which of the following words has a similar sound to 'bare'? 'bear', 'beer', or 'bair'?

a)

care

b)

fare

c)

bear

d)

mare

4.

In the list: apples, oranges, bananas, which punctuation is needed before 'and'?

a)

a comma

b)

a colon

c)

a semicolon

d)

a period

5.

How do you correctly use quotation marks in the sentence: She said, I love reading?

a)

She said, "I love reading."

b)

She said, "I love reading".

c)

She said, I love reading.

d)

She said, 'I love reading.'

6.

Identify the correct punctuation for this sentence: It's time to eat, Grandma!

a)

Its time to eat, Grandma!

b)

It's time to eat, Grandma!

c)

It's time to eat Grandma!

d)

It's time to eat; Grandma!

7.

Spell the word that means 'to receive': 'accept' or 'except'?

a)

accepts

b)

decept

c)

excepts

d)

accept

8.

Which word sounds like 'knight'? 'night', 'nait', or 'nait'?

a)

bite

b)

kite

c)

site

d)

night

9.

In the list: red, blue, green, what punctuation is needed after 'blue'?

a)

,

b)

.

c)

-

d)

;

10.

How should you use quotation marks in the sentence: The teacher said, 'You must study'?

a)

The teacher said, "You must study."

b)

The teacher said, 'You must study!'

c)

The teacher said, 'You must study?'

d)

The teacher said, 'You must study.'

11.

What punctuation mark is used to show possession?

a)

apostrophe

b)

exclamation mark

c)

semicolon

d)

comma

12.

Spell the word that means 'to make something clear': 'elucidate' or 'elucidate'?

a)

elucidate

b)

illuminate

c)

explain

d)

clarify

13.

Which of the following words sounds like 'flour'? 'flower', 'flour', or 'flour'?

a)

flourish

b)

floury

c)

flour

d)

flourish

14.

In the list: bread, milk, eggs, what punctuation is needed before 'and'?

a)

a semicolon

b)

a period

c)

a dash

d)

a comma

15.

How do you correctly use quotation marks in the sentence: He asked, 'Are you coming'?

a)

He asked, 'Are you coming?'

b)

He asked, "Are you coming"

c)

He asked, 'Are you coming!?'

d)

He asked, "Are you coming?"