Correct these sentences with suitable capital letters &

punctuation marks:
1. we took a lesson in german and translated it into english

2. ali lives in dubai, the united arab emirates

3. these pictures were taken during our holiday in california, usa

4. on saturday and sunday,i am going to the metro centre in newcastle

5. how long did you study for the test

6. i like to take my children to albert park

7. did ramadan start on thursday

8. huda watched the news on the bbc

9. i think june is the longest month

10. muslims read the quran while the christians read the bible

11. my mother is called ann and my father is called tom

12. i am going to sheffirld to visit my friend mary

13. there is a new post office opening on monday,12th of september

14. this train to london stops in manchester

15. what time do we meet on marton road

16. in the holiday, my family and i are going to paris on the eurostar

17. i live on olive street near the city centre

18. is there a medical centre near here

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INDIVIDUAL WORK - PUNCTUATION MARKS

NAME: ______________________________________ DATE: __________________________

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1. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE. IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

Some examples of punctuation marks are #, +, @, and * ( )

_______________________________________________________________________________________

Punctuation marks are used to clarify meaning and separate sentences ( )

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2. MATCH THE PUNCTUATION MARK TO ITS DESCRIPTION

a. Full stop or period ______ 1. Show when a letter or a number has been left out.
b. Comma ______ 2. It is used to show that a sentence is a question.
c. Semi-colon ______ 3. It is used to separate letters, numbers or words.
d. Colon ______ 4. It is used at the end of a sentence or short form of a word.
e. Question mark ______ 5. It shows possession or a letter that is omitted.
f. Exclamation mark ______ 6. Separates parts of a sentences or elements of a list.
g. Ellipsis ______ 7. It shows emotion in a sentence.
h. Quotation marks ______ 8. It is used between two parts of a sentence.
i. Slash ______ 9. It introduces a list of things.
j. Apostrophe ______ 10. It shows a phrase or words that someone has said or written.

3. CIRCLE THE PUNCTUATION MARKS AND WRITE ITS NAME

a. “I love you”, she said. __________________________________________________________________
b. What exceptional child this is! ____________________________________________________________
c. I speak English, German, and French. _______________________________________________________
d. I like swimming. ________________________________________________________________________
e. Where is the bank? _____________________________________________________________________
f. You went to the restaurant. And…? ________________________________________________________
g. This is Steven´cars. _____________________________________________________________________
h. 05/07/2018 ___________________________________________________________________________
i. We have two choices: study hard or fail. ____________________________________________________
j. David drives a jaguar; Tom drives a Porshe. __________________________________________________

4. WRITE 5 SENTENCES USING PUNCTUATION MARKS.

a. _____________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________________________

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INDIVIDUAL WORK - PUNCTUATION MARKS – ANSWER SHEET

NAME: ______________________________________ DATE: __________________________

WATCH THE VIDEO AND COMPLETE THE ACTIVITIES BELOW

LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AB_NfsSWbLA

1. ANSWER TRUE OR FALSE. IF THE STATEMENT IS FALSE WRITE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

Some examples of punctuation marks are #, +, @, and * ( FALSE)

_Some examples of punctuation marks are :, ¡, ?________________________________________

Punctuation marks are used to clarify meaning and separate sentences ( TRUE )

_______________________________________________________________________________________

2. MATCH THE PUNCTUATION MARK TO ITS DESCRIPTION

a. Full stop or period __4___ 1. Show when a letter or a number has been left out.
b. Comma __6___ 2. It is used to show that a sentence is a question.
c. Semi-colon __8___ 3. It is used to separate letters, numbers or words.
d. Colon __9___ 4. It is used at the end of a sentence or short form of a word.
e. Question mark __2___ 5. It shows possession or a letter that is omitted.
f. Exclamation mark __7___ 6. Separates parts of a sentences or elements of a list.
g. Ellipsis __1___ 7. It shows emotion in a sentence.
h. Quotation marks __10__ 8. It is used between two parts of a sentence.
i. Slash __3___ 9. It introduces a list of things.
j. Apostrophe __5___ 10. It shows a phrase or words that someone has said or written.

3. CIRCLE THE PUNCTUATION MARKS AND WRITE ITS NAME

a. “I love you”, she said. __________________________________________________________________
b. What exceptional child this is! ____________________________________________________________
c. I speak English, German, and French. _______________________________________________________
d. I like swimming. ________________________________________________________________________
e. Where is the bank? _____________________________________________________________________
f. You went to the restaurant. And…? ________________________________________________________
g. This is Steven´cars. _____________________________________________________________________
h. 05/07/2018 ___________________________________________________________________________
i. We have two choices: study hard or fail. ____________________________________________________
j. David drives a jaguar; Tom drives a Porsche. __________________________________________________

4. WRITE 5 SENTENCES USING PUNCTUATION MARKS.

a. _____________________________________________________________________________
b. _____________________________________________________________________________
c. _____________________________________________________________________________
d. _____________________________________________________________________________
e. _____________________________________________________________________________

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 Let's Punctuate!
Fill in the boxes with the correct punctuation mark.

Full stop . Comma , Apostrophe '

Question Mark ? Exclamation Mark !

Hannah s Halloween Scare

Hannah wanted to scare her little brother

First she put on a green mask Then

she hid behind the couch and waited for

her brother to come home When he walked in

Hannah jumped out from behind the couch and yelled

"Boo " Hannah s brother didn t jump He

didn t even look scared at all He just smiled and

said "Oh hello Hannah "

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 . Full stop Used to end a sentence - also called This is my book.
period.
? Question Used at the end of a question or Where is your book?
mark interrogation.
! Exclamation Used at the end of a sentence or phrase Wow!! What a fantastic book!
mark to add emphasis
, Comma Used as a separator between words. He has a book, a pencil, a pen
Helps to make the meaning clear. and a ruler.
’ Apostrophe 1-Takes the place of missing letters. He’s = he is don’t = do not
2-Used to show possession Bill’s car Ann’s bag
“-----” Quotation Used to show direct speech. Can be She said, “My name is Ann.”
‘......’ marks single or double - also called inverted ‘Goodbye,’ he called.
commas.
( ) Brackets Also called parenthesis. Used to set off Eat some green leafy vegetables
remarks that explain but are not part of (broccoli, cabbage, lettuce)
the main sentence. every day.
Hyphen Used to divide words or to connect X-ray, twenty-three,
- words. ex-husband, mother-in-law
Semi colon Used to join two connected complete The guests are arriving; they are
; thoughts. almost at the door.
colon Shows a division in writing, or before a Groceries for tomorrow: milk,
: list bread, sugar, cheese, oranges.

Add punctuation to these sentences (Use Capital letters where needed):

1. when is he getting his new car

2. ouch that really hurt
3. im going home now she said
4. she went to the shop and bought carrots beans bread and milk
5. i visited my brother in law on the weekend
6. stop you cant go in there
7. when is your appointment
8. pauls car has broken down
9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the
footpath.
10. on duty next thursday mary bill tom jill
11. he goes to bed at 8 o clock
12. would you like a biscuit

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 Answers:
1. When is he getting his new car?
2. Ouch! That really hurt!
3. “I’m going home now,” she said.
4. She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, oranges, bread and milk.
5. I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.
6. Stop! You can’t go in there.
7. When is your appointment?
8. Paul’s car has broken down.
9. The plumber, who was working at the house with the tiled roof, parked his truck on the
footpath.
10. On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.
11. He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
12. Would you like a biscuit?

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 Correct the Sentence Punctuation

“ “
Write the correct sentence underneath by adding in capital letters, full
stops and question marks.

1. my brother’s dog is called tess

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2. on sunday she went to the park

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3. the titanic sank in 1912

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4. toby and mark are going to spain in march

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5. martha took her children to the zoo yesterday

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6. when i go to the shop, i will get some crisps

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7. sameera and i are going to town on Friday

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8. did you sell buns at the fair

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9. my mum has a cat he is called tom

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10. have you got a dress for the prom

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 Correct the Sentence
Punctuation
Write the correct sentence underneath by adding in capital letters,
full stops, question marks and inverted commas.

1. one warm, sunny day jessica and lilly went to the zoo when
they arrived, they visited the monkeys
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2. i like the zoo, said jessica lilly looked up and saw a monkey
had stolen her lunchbox

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3. do we have any money to buy more food asked Jessica

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4. lilly replied no now we dont have anything for lunch

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girls, a voice called from behind them it was the zookeeper,

who was holding their lunchbox, with a big smile on his face
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Correct the Sentence Punctuation
Answers
1. My brother’s dog is called Tess.
2. On Sunday she went to the park.
3. The Titanic sank in 1912
4. Toby and Mark are going to Spain in March.
5. Martha took her children to the zoo yesterday.
6. When I go to the shop I will get some crisps
7. Sameera and I are going to town on Friday.
8. Did you sell buns at the fair?
9. My mum has a cat. He is called Tom.
10. Have you got a dress for the prom?

Correct the Sentence Punctuation Answers

1. One warm, sunny day Jessica and Lilly went to the
zoo. When they arrived, they visited the monkeys.
2. ‘I like the zoo,’ said Jessica. Lilly looked up and saw a
monkey had stolen her lunchbox!
3. ‘Do we have any money to buy more food?’ asked
Jessica.
4. Lilly replied ‘No! Now we don’t have anything for
lunch!’
5. ‘Don’t worry girls,’ a voice called from behind them. It
was the zookeeper, who was holding their lunchbox,
with a big smile on his face.

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In some lines there’s a spelling error or a punctuation error.
Write the correctly spelt word or correct the punctuation. Some
lines are correct.

Although it may seem trivial to some for me it is a miracle that I …………. 1

manager to park outsider my Home today! It wasn’t necessary to …………. 2
drive around the block and it did not take me half an hour. Almost a …………. 3
year has passed since this last happened, a sure sign that August the …………. 4
month Madrid shuts down, is just around the corner. Over the past …………. 5
week, my neighbours have been packing there and disappearing to …………. 6
apartements by the beach or villages in the countryside. A curious …………. 7
silence reigns over the buildings. ‘See you in four weeks time,’ …………. 8
say signs pasted to bar and restaurant doors. Fresh bread and break’s ….…….. 9
for coffee recquire longer walks to the few places left functioning. …………. 10
Visitors to the city may be disappointed because they expect a busy …………. 11
midsummer, but are met by silence; foreign backpackers and scalding ………... 12
heat. Those of us who live here however, are delighted since to us …………. 13
Madrid becomes a secret paradise in August. An unwriten agreement …………. 14
has been signed by all of us: usual rules of behavior no longer apply. …………. 15
Dress codes are the first to go, shaving is optional and work becomes a ……..… 16
liesurely affair. Much of what you want to do cannot be done, because ..…….. 17
everyone else is away. There’s no one here to take your call. Please …………. 18
call back in September,’ comes to reply from the answerring machine. …..……. 19
It seems posible to live in a paradise even in summer in Madrid. ……….…. 20

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 KEY

1. some, for
2. necessary
3. √
4. August, the
5. √
6. their
7. apartments
8. four weeks’
9. breaks
10. require
11. √
12. silence ,
13. here, however,
14. unwritten
15. √
16. √
17. leisurely
18. ‘There’s
19. answering
20. possible

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