Punctuation Practice Work: ND Unctuation Arks

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Dear Parents,
This worksheet is designed to reinforce the usage of ‘punctuations’. It is for home practice only. Part 1 of
the worksheet is based on the concept which can be printed and kept ready as a handy tool for reference
while writing.
Regards
English Teacher
PART 1:
Look at the following sentences.
 ‘John’, said his father, ‘is dead.’
 John said his father is dead.
The words in both the sentences are the same, yet the meaning of the two sentences is totally different.
According to the first sentence, John is dead, and according to the second sentence, John’s father is dead.
How did we get these different meanings when the words are the same?
It is through punctuation marks.
Punctuation marks are symbols that are used in sentences to make the meaning clear.
Some of the punctuation marks are:
End punctuation marks- the full stop (.), the question mark (?) and the exclamation mark (!)
END PUNCTUATION MARKS are used at the end of a sentence.
 Full stop:
The period (known as a full stop in British English) is the simplest of the punctuation marks to use.
You use it like a knife to cut the sentences to the required length. Generally, you can break up the
sentences using the full stop at the end of a logical and complete thought that looks and sounds right to
you like the examples given below.
Examples:
 This mango is very sweet.
 Please do not disturb me.
 Question mark:
The question mark is used at the end of an interrogative sentence. It is used when we want to ask
something.
Question mark is used at the end of all direct questions.
For example: What is your name?

Which bus route will take me to the Gateway of India?
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 Exclamation mark: The exclamation mark is used at the end of an exclamatory sentence. It is used
to express strong emotions—happy, sad, angry, surprise, excitement or any such feeling.
For example: Wow! What a lovely painting.
Oh no! Water has fallen on the painting.
How excited I am to play in the cricket team of the school!
 Commas
The comma is used within a sentence when we want to separate list of items.
When making a list, commas are the most common way to separate one list item from the next. The
final two items in the list are usually separated by "and" or "or", which should be preceded by a
comma.
EXAMPLES
 I met Harry, we went for a swim together, and afterwards Harry went home.
 I like your son, I might even love him, but he is not a very good soccer player.
A SERIES OF NOUNS
EXAMPLE:
 For dinner I had soup, fish, chicken, dessert, and coffee.
SERIES OF ADJECTIVES
A list of adjectives usually requires commas. However, if an adjective is modifying another adjective
you do not separate them with a comma (sentence 3).
EXAMPLES
1. She was young, beautiful, kind, and intelligent.

2. The house we visited was dark, dreary, and run-down.
3. She was wearing a bright red shirt.
A SERIES OF VERBS
EXAMPLES
 Tony ran towards me, fell, yelled, and fainted.

 The boy leapt, spun, twisted, and dove into the water.
A SERIES OF PHRASES
EXAMPLES
 The car smashed into the wall, flipped onto its roof, slid along the road, and finally stopped against
a tree.
 The dog leapt into the air, snatched the frisbee in its mouth, landed, and ran off into the forest.
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PART 2:
Exercise 1
Read each sentence Circle the answer that shows the correct ending punctuation mark.
a. What time is it
i. (?) ii. (.) iii. (!)
b. Please close the door
i. (.) ii. (!) iii. (?)
c. My father baked a cake

i. (!) ii. (?) iii. (.)
d. Kim is a wonderful dancer

i. (.) ii. (!) iii. (?)
e. Stop
i. (?) ii. (.) iii. (!)
f. Where is my little doll

i. (!) ii. (?) iii. (.)
g. Bring me a needle and thread

i. (.) ii. (!) iii. (?)
h. What is your phone number

i. (?) ii. (.) iii. (!)
i. Hurray, we won the same

i. (!) ii. (?) iii. (.)
j. Are you having a good time

i. (.) ii. (!) iii. (?)
k. Oh no I am late to school again

i. (?) ii. (.) iii. (!)
l. The button has to be stitched to your shirt

i. (.) ii. (?) iii. (!)
Exercise 2:
Rewrite the following paragraphs with correct punctuation marks. Remember to use capitals for proper
nouns and for the first letter in a sentence.
a. the african safari was a really enjoyable trip we saw zebras lions tigers and antelopes our guide who
was an african told us interesting stories about each of the animals can you believe it my uncle my aunt
and my cousins got scared of the tigers my father and I knew the guide would not put us in any kind of
danger finally we also saw some baboons they looked so funny how easily they climb trees we were all
amazed do you know how long it took us to see these animals it took us two full days unbelievable
isn't it the african safari is not a zoo where all the animals are kept close together it is a place where the
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animals live naturally so we have to go looking for the animals if you really want to see animals in
their natural habitat come and see the african safari
b. nawab hansraj was a keen lover of sports and hunting in his mansion he had a variety of animals and
birds trained with patience to do extraordinary deeds he was passionately fond of hawking and
amongst all his falcons— the birds ideal for hunting—he prized a particular bird called kinju above all
the others for its prized qualities its sight was as piercing as a lynx's and its flight as swift as Lightning
no wonder it became the object of the nawab's special care and attention and the nawab often went
about with kinju perched on his leather gauntleted wrist many of his friends in the royal court who
accompanied him on his hunting expeditions were filled with envy to see the wonderful talent of the
bird they wagered bets on many occasions with the nawab in an attempt to try and outsmart the skillful
bird with their own hunting pets but the nawab laughed at all their attempts and won their challenges
with great ease

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PUNCTUATION

Question mark is used at the end of all direct questions.

For example: What is your name?

 For dinner I had soup, fish, chicken, dessert, and coffee.

1. She was young, beautiful, kind, and intelligent.

 Tony ran towards me, fell, yelled, and fainted.

c. My father baked a cake

d. Kim is a wonderful dancer

f. Where is my little doll

g. Bring me a needle and thread

h. What is your phone number

i. Hurray, we won the same

j. Are you having a good time

k. Oh no I am late to school again

l. The button has to be stitched to your shirt

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