COMMA
Rewrite the sentences and fill in the commas. Use a different colour pen for your commas.
A: Add commas to separate items on a list:
1. The queen rewarded her with a gold ring, necklace and diamonds.
2. I bought tacos, Oreos, crisps and coke from the market.
3. The teacher needed pencils, pens, an eraser and a ruler.
4. The male bird gathered leaves, twigs and feathers to make the
nest.
5. Sarah, Jeremy, Maddie and Joe went to Canal Walk.
B: Add commas to show additional information:
6. The teacher, who was almost 65 years old, went on retirement.
7. The whale, the largest mammal in the world, got caught in the
nets..
8. The whole class, even the naughty kids, went on a school trip.
9. Michelle, the girl with the green eyes, won the art competition.
10. Tony, the school bully, got punished for his behaviour.
INVERTED COMMAS
(QUOTATION MARKS/SPEECH MARKS)
Activity: Rewrite the sentences and fill in the inverted commas and other punctuation
1. “Come here!” said Grandma. “I want to see how much you have grown.”
2. “Is that my bag?” asked Daniel. “I thought I’d lost it.”
3. “Run!” shouted Sally. “The dog is after us.”
4. “I know what I want for my birthday.” said Tina. “A brand new car.”
You have to add the speech marks in the correct places. It is quite tricky. You’ll probably need to read
through the passage several time to work out what each character is saying.
Remember – a new speaker, a new line.
“Excuse me,” said the man. “Can you tell me what the time is? “
“I think it’s about 8 o’clock,” replied Graham. “I haven’t got my watch on but I remember seeing the time on
the town hall clock a few minutes ago.”
“The town hall!” said the man. “That’s just what I’m looking for. Can you point me in the right direction?”
“Certainly,” said Graham. “You just go down there past the bank, turn left, go straight on and the town hall
will be on your right hand side.”
“Brilliant,” said the man, “Thanks for your help.”
“That’s okay,” said Graham.
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COLON
Activity: Rewrite the sentences and fill in the colons.
1. I went to the mall: it was busy and filled with people.
2. The teacher gave out the directions: no talking and listen quietly.
3. I brought my sports equipment to the gym: a basketball shorts and water.
4. The food arrived at the table: it was delicious and smelled good.
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- Brackets or you could use a dash
Activity: Rewrite each sentence placing parentheses in the correct places.
1. My mother likes ( although I don’t know why) old folk music.
2. All tiger species ( especially the South China tiger) are endangered.
3. Danny told Shelly ( can you believe this?) that he made an A on the test.
4. Brad Pitt(real name: William Bradley Pitt) is a famous actor.
5. I wanted to go on Monday (my day off! )but no one else did.
6. Nelson Mandela (former S.A president) passed away last year.
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- HYPHEN
Activity:
Example: 37 thirty-seven
80 eighty
1. 73 seventy-three
2. 55 fifty-five
3. 22 twenty-two
4. 49 forty-nine
5. 81 eighty-one
6. 19. nineteen
Write the correct hyphenation line break for each word below. Remember to include a
hyphen. 1. planning. Plan-ing
2. telephone tele-phone
3. pre-Columbian pre-Colum-bian
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Punctuate the sentences by adding in capital letters, full stops, exclamation marks, question marks
and commas.
1. John Gray was a policeman.
2. He lived in Scotland.
3. His dog, Bobby, loved him very much.
4. Bobby was a little Skye Terrier.
5. He used to accompany John on his patrols.
6. John died and was buried in the yard of Greyfriars Church.
7. For fourteen years, Bobby, his faithful friend, stayed by his master’s grave.
8. Bobby died in 1872.
9. A statue of John Gray’s faithful friend was made, and it still stands today.
Add commas to the sentences below. Rewrite the sentences
1. Please remember to buy milk, bread and eggs for breakfast.
2. Yes, I would like chips with my burger.
3. Marie Curie, a Nobel Prize winner, was a physical chemist.
4. Cyclones can happen at any time, but they are most common between November and
April. 5. An insect’s body is divided into the head, thorax and abdomen.