Year 10 Punctuation Practice

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📝 Part 1: Fill in the Missing Punctuation

Instructions: Add the correct punctuation marks to complete each sentence.

1. The weather forecast predicted rain___ however___ it turned out to be sunny all day.

2. Sarah couldn___ believe her eyes when she saw the results of the science experiment.

3. For the school trip___ students need to bring___ lunch___ water bottle___ sunhat___ and comfortable shoes.

4. The teacher announced___ ___ Tomorrow we will have a surprise test on Shakespeare___

5. My brother___ laptop crashed during his presentation___ consequently___ he had to restart everything.

Instructions: Rewrite each sentence with correct punctuation in the space provided.

6. The students books were scattered across the classroom floor after the earthquake drill

7. James asked can we please have extra time to finish our assignments

8. The rugby team won their match against Auckland Grammar they celebrated at the local café afterwards

9. Its important to remember that you're responsible for your own learning

10. Which sentence uses the apostrophe correctly?

The childrens' playground was renovated last month.

The children's playground was renovated last month.

The childrens playground was renovated last month.

11. Choose the sentence with correct comma usage:

After finishing her homework, Emma went to bed early.

After finishing her homework Emma, went to bed early.

After finishing, her homework Emma went to bed early.

12. Write your own sentence using a semicolon correctly. Your sentence should be about school life or hobbies.