Punctuation Practice Exercise

How well do you know English punctuation? Try this punctuation practice exercise and find out! Below you’ll find an interactive quiz to test your knowledge of the 14 Primary Punctuation Marks In English. If you would prefer to print a PDF of this exercise, you can do so at the bottom of the page.

Punctuation Practice Exercise

Punctuation Practice Exercise

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1. Period (.)

Which sentence uses periods correctly?

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2. Comma (,)

Which sentence uses commasย correctly?

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3. Question Mark (?)

Which sentence uses a question markย correctly?

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4. Exclamation Point (!)

Which sentence uses an exclamation pointย correctly?

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5. Colon (:)

Which sentence uses a colonย correctly?

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6. Semicolon (;)

Which sentence uses a semicolonย correctly?

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7. Apostrophe (โ€™)

Which sentence uses an apostropheย correctly?

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8. Quotation Marks (โ€œ โ€)

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

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9. Parentheses (())

Which sentence uses parentheses correctly?

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10. Brackets ([ ])

Which sentence uses brackets correctly?

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11. Dash (โ€”)

Which sentence uses a dash correctly?

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12. Hyphen (-)

Which sentence uses a hyphenย correctly?

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13. Ellipsis (โ€ฆ)

Which sentence uses ellipses correctly?

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14. Slash (/)

Which sentence uses a slash correctly?

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A punctuation practice exercise.

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