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English Punctuation: Practice

Level A2 to B1

Set 1 (A2): Find the missing punctuation

Add a full stop, a question mark or an exclamation mark.

  1. Where do you live
  2. I work in a garage
  3. Watch out
  4. What time is it
  5. My sister is a nurse
  6. Well done

Set 2 (A2): The apostrophe

Choose the correct form.

  1. (Its / It's) raining again.
  2. The cat is eating (its / it's) food.
  3. This is my (brother's / brothers') car. (one brother)
  4. The (student's / students') bags are in the classroom. (many students)
  5. I (dont / don't) like coffee.
  6. (Were / We're) late for the bus.

Set 3 (A2 to B1): Capital letters

Rewrite each sentence with capital letters where needed.

  1. on monday i have english at nine.
  2. my birthday is in july.
  3. sara is spanish and lives in madrid.
  4. we visited london in december.

Set 4 (B1): The comma changes the meaning

Explain the difference between the two sentences.

  1. Let's eat, Grandma! / Let's eat Grandma!
  2. The teacher said the student is late. / The teacher, said the student, is late.
  3. I thank my parents, Anna and James. / I thank my parents, Anna, and James.
In the first sentence, ...
In the second sentence, ...
The comma shows that ...

Set 5 (B1): Punctuate a dialogue

Add quotation marks, commas, question marks and capital letters.

tom said are you coming to the match on saturday
yes i am answered lily
great said tom bring your scarf

Tom said, "...

Set 6 (B1): Rewrite the text

Rewrite this text with full punctuation and capital letters.

last friday i went to the cinema with my friends we watched a film about a young chef its called the kitchen it was funny exciting and a bit sad did you see it

Last Friday, I ...
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Set 1

  1. Where do you live?
  2. I work in a garage.
  3. Watch out!
  4. What time is it?
  5. My sister is a nurse.
  6. Well done!

Set 2

  1. It's
  2. its
  3. brother's
  4. students'
  5. don't
  6. We're

Set 3

  1. On Monday I have English at nine.
  2. My birthday is in July.
  3. Sara is Spanish and lives in Madrid.
  4. We visited London in December.

Set 4

  1. In the first sentence, we invite Grandma to eat. In the second sentence, Grandma is the meal.
  2. In the first sentence, the teacher is speaking. In the second sentence, the student is speaking, and the teacher is late.
  3. In the first sentence, Anna and James are the parents. In the second sentence, the comma shows that there are four people.

Set 5

Tom said, "Are you coming to the match on Saturday?"
"Yes, I am," answered Lily.
"Great," said Tom. "Bring your scarf."

Set 6

Last Friday, I went to the cinema with my friends. We watched a film about a young chef. It's called The Kitchen. It was funny, exciting and a bit sad. Did you see it?

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