KNOW YOUR

PUNCTUATION
(CL . , ? !
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COMPILED BY:
PN HJH UMI SALMAH BT
ZACHARIAH
GURU BESAR SK AYER KUNING,
31920 KAMPAR, PERAK DR
FORMER GURU CEMERLANG
BAHASA INGGERIS SR

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1. Capital letters are used :

- at the beginning of statements and questions.

Examples: 1. The bus is here.
2. Where are you going?

- for proper names of people, place, animals and things and for
holidays, days of the week, month of the year.
Examples : Jamil Kedah Sunday Wesak Day September

- for the pronoun I

Example : I like to eat apple.

- for the titles of stories, books, songs and rhymes

Examples: Cinderella ,The Famous Five, Heal the World,Jack and Jill

2.Full stop ( . ) are used:

- at the end of sentences.

Example : The cat is sleeping.

- after initials
Example : A . Halim , A . R . Tompel

- for abbreviations or short forms.

Examples :
Days of the week - Sat. Sun. Mon.
Designations - Mr. Mrs. Dr.
Ordinal numbers - 1st. 2nd . 3rd. 4th.
Months of the year Jan. Feb. Sep. Oct.
Time - mins. hrs. a.m. p.m.

3. Question marks ( ? ) are used:

- at the end of questions

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Examples : Who is that man?
What is he doing?

4. Commas ( , ) are used:

- to separate lists of words.

Examples : 1. Tables, chairs, cupboards, blackboards and desks are
found in school.
2. She bought some vegetables, meat, fish and fruits.

5. Apostrophes ( ) are used

- for contractions
Examples : is not - isnt
do not - dont
I am - Im

- for possession
Examples : sisters bag
brothers house
Sitis ruler

6. Exclamation marks ( ! ) are used:

- for greetings
Examples : Hi! Hello!

- to show feelings
Examples : Well done! Ouch! Congratulations!

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Exercise : 1
Rewrite these sentences using capital letters, full stops, question
marks or exclamation marks.

1. the room is big

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2. what is the name of that building

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3. mr lim can play the guitar

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4. wow that was a good shot

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5. kim leng said hi

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5. hamid visits the kuala Lumpur twin tower

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7. ana always brings some fruits to school

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8. congratulations you are the winner in the art competition

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Exercise : 2
Rewrite these sentences using capital letters, commas or full stops.

1. this isnt my sisters shoes

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2. shanti zainal kumari and chen are good friends

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3. im going to see the movie the sound of music

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4. my fathers friend came to our house at 8 pm

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5. we went to kuantan cherating and tioman island for the holidays

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6. i am painting the wall

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7. hi he said to his friend

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8. i play tennis every day at 6 pm

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Exercise : 3
Rewrite these sentences using capital letters, full stops, question
marks or commas.

1. ramli and siva are friends

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2. they are camping in tioman island

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3. they took some food a first aid box a compass and a torch

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4. in the jungle they looked at the birds insects and plants

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5. they left the jungle at 5 pm

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6. they stopped at ramlis house to have a drink

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7. siva reached home at 7 pm

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8. do you like to go camping

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Exercise : 4

Rachel wrote five sentences describing the children in her

class, but she forgot to include capital letters and full stops.
Put them in for her.

in our class we have twenty-eight children some have blonde

hair while others have brown hair many girls are brunettes
kathy is our only redhead last year at our fete some of us
had multi-coloured hair!

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Exercise : 5

This story has five sentences in it. Can you find them and
put in all the capital letters, full stops and question marks?
Dont forget to watch for proper nouns!

kenichi lives near tokyo in japan because he was the first

baby his parents had he was given a special present for his
birthday it was a shirt with the words ichi ban written on it
ichi ban means number one what number are you in your
family

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Name : ______________________ Date: _____________

Exercise : 6

When we write the names of stories, poems books or movies

we use capital letters, except for the little words such as and
or the. Rewrite these titles. Use capital letters where
necessary.
Example : Robin Hood

1. snow white and the seven dwarfs

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2. little red riding hood

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3. puss in boots

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4. goldilocks and the three bears

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5. the ant and the dove

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6. the adventure of tom sawyer

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Exercise : 7

These five sentences need editing. Put in the capital letters

and full stops.

many of our beaches are patrolled by lifesavers they are

responsible for choosing the safest area for swimming flags
are used to show where this area is everyone is expected to
surf between these flags lifesavers often have to rescue
people who ignore this rule

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Exercise : 8

Divide this story into sentences. Put in capital letters and full
stops.

owls have good eyesight and hearing their eyesight at the

front of their head they can turn their heads right round to
see behind owls look very wise because of their big eyes
most owls hunt by night

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Exercise : 9

Edit this story , checking for capital letters and full stops.

in the book called cane toads on the march, it says that the
toads came from south america they were brought to
australia to eat the beetles that were pests in the sugarcane
now they are pests themselves

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Exercise : 10

These sentences need editing. You will need to remember all

the punctuation rules you have learnt this year.
1. did you know that you could hear even without your
ears

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2. daniel can hear cars buses trucks and motor bikes as

he sits at his desk

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3. jessica and i looked for information about our ears in a

book called the human body

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4. simon was born deaf and goes to a special school at

north rocks in sydney

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Exercise : 11

Edit these five sentences by putting in all the capital letters

and full stops.

in 1972 the aboriginal artist harold thomas helped to design

the aboriginal flag there are three colours on the flag black is
at the top and stands for the people red is at the bottom and
stands for the land yellow is in the middle and that
represents the sun

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Name: ______________________ Date: ______________

Exercise : 12

Edit these five sentences by putting in all the capital letters

and full stops.

it is easy to tell how far away is lightning is when you see the
flash start counting in seconds stop when you hear the
thunder sound takes about three seconds to travel one
kilometer if you counted to six then the lightning is two
kilometers away

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Exercise : 13

Edit this story.

alina wrote a letter to her grandmother she put it in the mail

box the mail van arrived and took it to the main post office a
big machine sorted all the mail it put alinas letter with the
others that were going to new Zealand an aeroplane flew her
letter across the sea grandma received her letter right on her
birthday

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Name: _______________________ Date: _____________

Exercise : 14
Check the sentences below for missing capital letters, full
stops and question marks. You may even find a spot where
you can use an exclamation mark.

1. hundreds of years ago black people were taken as

slaves from africa and sent to europe and america

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2. the nile river is the longest river in the african continent

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3. what a wonderful sight mt kilimanjaro is with snow on

its peaks

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4. on the zambezi river the victoria falls rise to 108

metres

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Exercise : 15

Punctuate the following sentences.

1. fraser is used to be called the great sandy

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2. did you know that hervey bay is the best place in

australia for whale watching

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3. my friend tim mcwilliam left maryborough and cruised

up the mary river

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4. have you heard of the sahara desert which is the

largest in the world

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Exercise : 16

James wrote three sentences. But hes not very good at

punctuation. Can you fix them for him?

when my family came to australia from lebanon we bought a

house in sydney i went to a new school and met the principal
mr westcott he introduced me to two boys nicolas and
alfredo who became my best friends

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Exercise : 17

Read this story and put in all the capital letters and full stops.

during the holidays we rented a cottage near the beach we

surfed every day and fished in the river nearby my sister
caught two flathead dad cooked them on the barbecue they
tasted good with the hot chips mum made

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Exercise : 18

Read the following story to find how many sentences there

are and then put in the full stops, question marks and capital
letters.

there are many endangered animals in australia koalas are

now on this list because we are cutting down the trees they
need for food many birds are being forced out of their homes
how can we help these animals so that they dont become
extinct

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Exercise : 19
Eddie handed his research to his teacher, but it needs
editing. Hes forgotten his full stops, commas, question
marks and all his capital letters! He and his teacher found 26
mistakes.
our calendar was not always the same as it is now the early
roman calendar had only ten months in it march was the first
month and was named after a god of war called mars may
june july and august were named after gods or famous
rulers september october november and december were
named after numbers did you know that january and
february used to be the last two months of the year

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Exercise : 20

Put quotation marks in the sentences below. Dont forget the

capital letter for the first word spoken and the comma before
the quote begins.

1. mum said that puppy needs to be house-trained

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2. i replied Ill teach him before dad comes home

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3. thats great idea as you know how houseproud your

dad is replied mum

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Exercise : 21

Rewrite these book titles. Dont forget the capital letters.

1. two weeks with the queen

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2. beauty and the beast

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3. charlie and the chocolate factory

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4. the gingerbread man

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5. penny pollards diary

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6. the rainbow serpent

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7. the magic faraway places

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Exercise : 22

Punctuate the following sentences.

1. james visited queensland new south wales victoria and

south Australia

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2. after seeing the movie the land before time jenny felt
very sad

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3. what time is it asked fadhil

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4. my friend said I have just finished reading misery guts

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5. run shouted her coach

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Exercise : 23

Put in all the capita letters and full stops and see how many
sentences you find.

hundreds of years ago people believed the earth was flat

sailors were terrified that as they sailed the wide oceans they
would fall over the edge some sailors believed that there
were beautiful mermaids ready to sing them to their death all
these myths made it very difficult for the captains of the
sailing ships to find a crew

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Exercise : 24

Do you remember how to punctuate when people are

speaking? Use quotation marks and remember that the first
word spoken should start with a capital letter.

1. yuk chun shouted ive got a bite

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2. quiet youll frighten the fish away growled david

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3. but I have got a bite shouted yuk chun, again pulling in

her line

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4. this time it was davids turn to shout wow what a beauty

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Exercise : 25

Here are some conversation between a doctor and her

patients. Put in the capital letters and quotation marks.

doctor doctor i cant sleep at night cried robert

sleep on the wardrobe and youll soon drop off answered the
doctor
doctor doctor i keep thinking im a dustbin complained karim
dont talk rubbish growled the doctor

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Exercise : 26
There are four sentences in this story. Put in the full stops
and capital letters.

sugar gliders live in families in the tree-tops feeding on

insects and nectar from the flowers they cant fly, but skin
stretched between the front and back legs allows them to
glide from branch to branch although they are only small,
they are able to glide more than 4 metres one or two babies
are born at a time and they live in the pouch for about eight
weeks

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Exercise : 27
Here is a conversation between two skeletons hanging
around in The Haunted House in Sideshow Alley. Punctuate
this conversation correctly. Use capital letters, quotation
marks, full stops, commas, quotation marks and exclamation
marks.

where are you whispered skelly

im over here near the cobwebs answered skully
put your torch on as i cant see you said skelly
is that better asked skully
oooh youre so scary shouted skelly is you had a brain, youd
be dangerous muttered his skeleton friend

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Exercise : 28

These five sentences need capital letters, commas and full

stops. They contain lots of proper nouns that need capital
letters.

julius caesar a famous roman general saw a comet in 87 BC

mark twains family saw it in 1835 he was the person who
wrote the adventures of tom sawyer edmend halley an
english astronomer saw it in 1682 he said it would return
every seventy-six years and it has

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Exercise : 29

Check for full stops, question marks, exclamation marks and

capital letters.

have you ever put a message in a bottle and dropped it in

the ocean it could save your life if you were wrecked on a
desert island did you know boats send up flares if they sre in
trouble ships can radio for help or send a SOS what would
you do if you were in difficulties swimming at the beach lets
hope it never happens

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Exercise : 30
Edit the following sentences. Put in punctuation marks and
capital letters.

1. the capital city of egypt is cairo and it is the largest city

in africa

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2. did you know the nile river is one of the longest rivers in
the world

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3. it begins in lake victoria and flows to the mediterranean

sea

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 4. the river nile provide water for many countries such as
sudan ethiopia kenya and uganda

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Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 31

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. What shall we do, they asked their mother?

B. What shall we do? they asked their mother.
C. What shall we do? They asked their mother.
D. What shall we do. They asked their mother.

2 A. Many things like milk, rice and sugar are necessary food.
B. Many things like milk, rice, and sugar are necessary food.
C. Many things like milk rice and sugar are necessary food.
D. Many things like milk, rice, and sugar, are necessary food.

3 A. Help! help! Theres a thief in the house. He called out.

B. Help! Help! theres a thief in the house, he called out.
C. Help, help, theres a thief in the house, he called out.
A. Help! Help! Theres a thief in the house, he called out.

4 A. Stop. Dont play on the road.

B. Stop! Dont play on the road.
C. Stop! Dont play on the road.
D. Stop! dont play on the road.

5 A. Pay attention here. Said the teacher.

B. Pay attention here, said the teacher.
C. Pay attention here, said the teacher.
D. Pay attention here, Said the teacher.

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Exercise : 32

Circle the correct punctuation.

1A. The three colours of the traffic light are red, yellow and green.
B. The three colours of the Traffic light are red, yellow and green.
C. The three colours of the traffic light are Red, Yellow and Green.
D. The three colours of the traffic light are red, yellow, and green.

2 A. Puan Aini wants pictures of animals, insects, and plants, for the
next lesson on Wednesday.
B. Puan Aini wants pictures of animals, insects, and plants for the
next lesson on Wednesday.
C. Puan Aini wants pictures of animals, insects and plants for the
next lesson on Wednesday.
D. Puan Aini wants pictures of animals insects and plants for the
next lesson on Wednesday.

3 A. Goodbye, everyone said Zam before he boarded the plane to

London.
B. Goodbye, everyone. Said Zam before he boarded the plane to
London.
C. Goodbye. Everyone. Said Zam before he boarded the plane to
London.
D. Goodbye, everyone said Zam, before he boarded the plane to
London.

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4 A. Please pass me the pepper. said Salim to his sister Saodah.
B. Please pass me the pepper, said Salim to his sister, Saodah.
C. Please pass me the pepper. Said Salim to his sister, Saodah.
D. Please pass me the pepper, said Salim to his sister. Saodah.

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 33

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. What do you think that is. asked Nathan.

B. What do you think that is, asked Nathan?
C. What do you think that is? asked Nathan.
D. What do you think that is? asked Nathan.

2 A. Since were all tired, lets go home, said mother.

B. Since were all tired lets go home, said mother.
C. Since were all tired, lets go home? said mother.
D. Since were all tired, lets go home, said mother.

3. A. Stop stealing my fruits, shouted Encik Ramli to the boys!

B. Stop stealing my fruits! shouted Encik Ramli to the boys.
C. Stop stealing my fruits. shouted Encik Ramli to the boys.
D. Stop stealing my fruits! Shouted Encik Ramli to the boys.

4. A. The teacher said. This is an easy question. You should all get it
right.
B. The teacher said, This is an easy question. You should all get it
right.
C. The teacher said, This is an easy question you should all get it
right.
D. The teacher said, This is an easy question. You should all get it

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5 A. Kamal exclaimed, Thats a good idea!

B. Kamal exclaimed! Thats a good idea.
C. Kamal exclaimed, thats a good idea!
D. Kamal exclaimed, Thats a good idea?

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 34

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. Mariam answered, Yes sir. Ive already passed it up.

B. Mariam answered, Yes sir Ive already passed it up.
C. Mariam answered, Yes, sir. Ive already passed it up.
D. Mariam answered, Yes, sir. Ive already passed it up.

2 A. Oh no? Someone has broken into our home, she exclaimed.

B. Oh no! Someone has broken into our home, she exclaimed.
C. Oh no! Someone has broken into our home, she exclaimed.
D. Oh no! Someone has broken into our home. she exclaimed.

3 A. What is that? Can I eat it? she asked.

B. What is that? Can I eat it. she asked.
C. What is that. Can I eat it? she asked.
D. What is that! Can I eat it! she asked.

4 A. I like this one, how much does it cost? He asked.

B. I like this one? How much does it cost? he asked.
C. I like this one? How much does it cost, he asked?
D. I like this one. How much does it cost? he asked.

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5 A. Oh, Who can that be? Hilmi wondered.
B Oh! Who can that be? Hilmi wondered.
C Oh! who can that be? Hilmi wondered.
D Oh, who can that be? Hilmi wondered.

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 35

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. Wait, please hear what I have to say first, she said.

B. Wait? Please hear what I have to say first, she said.
C. Wait. Please hear what I have to say first, she said.
D. Wait! Please hear what I have to say first, she said.

2 A. Does anyone have a spare pen to lend me ? Hakim asked.

B. Does anyone have a spare pen to lend me, Hakim asked?
C. Does anyone have a spare pen to lend me, Hakim asked?
D. Does anyone have a spare pen to lend me! Hakim asked?

3 A. Did I answer the question correctly, Azman asked?

B. Did I answer the question correctly. Azman asked?
C. Did I answer the question correctly? Azman asked.
D. Did I answer the question correctly? Azman asked.

4 A. Give it back to me at once! Sheila shouted.

B. Give it back to me at once! Sheila Shouted.
C. Give it back to me at once, Sheila shouted!
D. Give it back to me at once! Sheila shouted.

5 A. Kassim was about to leave when someone called Kassim,

Kassim!
B. Kassim was about to leave when someone called, Kassim,
Kassim!

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Kassim!
D. Kassim was about to leave when someone called, Kassim!
Kassim!

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 36

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. Im looking for Ramli, where is he? asked Yusof.

B. Im looking for Ramli. Where is he? asked Yusof.
C. Im looking for Ramli. Where is he? asked Yusof.
D. Im looking for Ramli? where is he? asked Yusof.

2 A. Muthu, please keep quiet. shouted Puan Zaini angriy.

B. Muthu, please keep quiet! shouted Puan Zaini angriy.
C. Muthu, please keep quiet! Shouted Puan Zaini angriy.
D. Muthu, please keep quiet. Shouted Puan Zaini angriy.

3 A. Oh, is everything all right? Rina sked.

B. Oh! Is everything all right? Rina sked.
C. Oh? Is everything all right, Rina sked.
D. Oh! Is everything all right, Rina sked.

4 A. Ouch! Ive accidentally pricked myself with the needle.

B. Ouch. Ive accidentally pricked myself with the needle!
C. Ouch, Ive accidentally pricked myself with the needle!
D. Ouch Ive accidentally pricked myself with the needle.

5 A. Sheila asked Danny, What are your plans for tomorrow?

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C. Sheila asked Danny? What are your plans for tomorrow.
D. Sheila asked Danny, What are your plans for tomorrow?

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

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Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. It wasnt me. Redzuan answered.

B. It wasnt me. Redzuan answered.
c. It wasnt me, Redzuan answered.
D. It wasnt me, Redzuan answered?

2 A. Yes, Well both help you, said Shanti and Laili.

B. Yes. Well both help you, said Shanti and Laili.
C. Yes. Well both help you. said Shanti and Laili.
D. Yes,. Well both help you, said Shanti and Laili.

3 A. Did you have fun at the zoo? Asked Puan Norliah.

B. Did you have fun at the zoo, asked Puan Norliah?
C. Did you have fun at the zoo, asked Puan Norliah?
D. Did you have fun at the zoo? asked Puan Norliah.

4 A. Stop! Rahim! Look before you cross the road.

B. Stop Rahim! Look before you cross the road.
C. Stop, Rahim! Look before you cross the road.
D. Stop, Rahim, look before you cross the road.

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5 A. Mathew asked, can I have an ice cream?
B. Mathew asked, Can I have an ice cream?
C. Mathew asked, Can I have an ice cream?
D. Mathew asked, Can I have an ice cream?

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 38

Circle the correct punctuation.

1 A. I have a brown coloured bag while Halim has a green and

yellow coloured one.
B. I have a brown coloured bag while Halim has a green, and
yellow coloured one.
C. I have a brown coloured bag. While Halim has a green and
yellow coloured one.
D. I have a brown coloured bag, while Halim has a green and
yellow coloured one.

2 A. Where can I buy a cold drink? Asked Amirul.

B. Where can I buy a cold drink, asked Amirul
C. Where can I buy a cold drink? asked Amirul
D. Where can I buy a cold drink? asked Amirul

3 A. Yes. I like to play games. What about you? Amin asked.

B. Yes I like to play games what about you? Amin asked.
C. Yes. I like to play games. What about you? Amin asked.
D. Yes. I like to play games. What about you ?Amin asked.

4 A. If it rains. Will the game be postponed? she asked.

B. If it rains, will the game be postponed? she asked.
C. If it rains? Will the game be postponed? she asked.
D. If it rains, will the game be postponed, she asked?

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 5 A. Sally and her sister, Mary, have gone to Penang last Sunday.
B. Sally and her sister Mary have gone to Penang last Sunday.
C. Sally and her sisterMary, have gone to Penang last Sunday.
D. Sally and her sister, Mary have gone to Penang last Sunday.

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 39

Circle the correct punctuation.

1. A Im sorry sir. I think you have got the wrong number.

B Im sorry sir I think you have got the wrong number.
C Im sorry sir. I think you have got the wrong number.
D Im sorry sir I think you have got the wrong number.

2. A Hello. May I speak to Salina please.

B Hello, May I speak to Salina please?
C Hello. May I speak to Salina please!

3 A Look! There is a big monkey under that tree

B Look! There is a big monkey under that tree.
A Look there is a big monkey under that tree.
A Look, there is a big monkey under that tree.

4. A Excuse me. If Im not mistaken. Youre Ridzuan.

B Excuse me, If Im not mistaken. Youre Ridzuan.
C Excuse me. If Im not mistaken, youre Ridzuan.
D Excuse me. If Im not mistaken. Youre Ridzuan

5 A Sir, do you want to see my parents?

B Sir. do you want to see my parents?
C Sir, do you want to see my parents!
D Sir. do you want to see my parents!

6 A Oh, Im sorry. Youve got the wrong person.

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 A Oh Im sorry. Youve got the wrong person.
A Oh Im sorry, youve got the wrong person.
A Oh, Im sorry, Youve got the wrong person.

Name: _________________________ Date : ___________

Exercise : 40

Circle the correct punctuation.

1. A Hello. Zamri, pleased to meet you.

B Hello, Zamri. Pleased to meet you.
C Hello! Zamri, Pleased to meet you.
D Hello Zamri. pleased to meet you.

2. A Urrgh! Theres a cockroach in my fried rice.

B Urrgh! theres a cockroach in my fried rice.
C Urrgh? Theres a cockroach in my fried rice.

3. A Come on. Its a small matter. What are friends for!

B Come on. Its a small matter. What are friends for?
C Come on. its a small matter. What are friends for!
D Come on, its a small matter, What are friends for?

4. A Well done, you deserve it.

B Well done! You deserve it.
C Well! Done! You deserve it.
D Well done! You deserve it?

5. A Can I have the pencil, please.

B Can I have the pencil please.
C Can I have the pencil, please?
D Can I have the pencil please?

6 A This book isnt Azmans. Its Amins.

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A This book isnt Azmans. Its Amins.
A This book isnt azmans. Its amins.
A This book isnt Azman. Its Amins.

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