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Punctuation Basics Quiz

Choose the best answer, then complete each editing task. Check that every sentence begins with a capital letter and ends with suitable punctuation.

Choose the Correct Answer

1.Which sentence uses capital letters correctly?

on monday, Maia visited wellington.
On Monday, Maia visited Wellington.
On monday, Maia visited Wellington.

2.Choose the punctuation mark that belongs at the end: “Have you seen my notebook”

Full stop (.)
Question mark (?)
Exclamation mark (!)

3.Which sentence punctuates a list correctly?

For lunch, we had sandwiches, apples and yoghurt.
For lunch we had, sandwiches apples, and yoghurt.
For lunch, we had sandwiches apples and, yoghurt.

4.Which option correctly uses speech marks and punctuation?

“The tide is coming in,” said Aria.
“The tide is coming in” said Aria.
The tide is coming in,” said Aria.

5.Which is a sentence fragment rather than a complete sentence?

The noisy kea landed on the fence.
A bright red kite above the beach.
A strong wind lifted the kite.

Edit the Sentences

6.Add the missing capital letter and punctuation mark: where is the nearest dairy _____

7.Rewrite this run-on sentence as one sentence with two clauses joined by a suitable conjunction and correct punctuation: We finished our game the rain began to fall.

8.Add commas where they are needed: At the market, Sione bought pears bread cheese and a jar of honey.

9.Rewrite the sentence with speech marks and any other punctuation needed: Hana said please leave the gate closed

Join and Create Sentences

10.Join these ideas into one sentence using “but” and punctuate it correctly: The path was steep. We reached the lookout.

11.Write an original sentence about a day outdoors. Include at least three different punctuation marks from this group: full stop, comma, question mark, exclamation mark, speech marks. Make sure the punctuation is used correctly.