Punctuation Practice Worksheet for 9-Year-Olds — English Grammar Exercises (Printable)

Instructions

Read each section carefully. Add the correct punctuation marks to make the sentences complete and easy to read. Good luck!

Part 1: The End of the Line!

Read each sentence below. Add the correct punctuation mark at the end: a full stop (.), a question mark (?), or an exclamation mark (!).

1. My favourite animal is the penguin
2. Wow, that was an amazing trick
3. When does the movie start
4. I am going to the park with my friends
5. Can you help me with my homework
6. Be careful, the floor is wet

Part 2: Comma Crew

These sentences are missing commas! Add commas (,) to separate the items in each list.

1. I packed a sandwich an apple and a bottle of water for my lunch.
2. My favourite colours are blue green and purple.
3. We need to buy flour sugar eggs and milk to bake a cake.
4. A dog can run jump and fetch.
5. On our trip, we visited Paris London and Rome.

Part 3: Apostrophe Power

An apostrophe (') can be used to join two words together. Write the new short word (the contraction) for each pair.

Example: is not → isn't

1. do not → _______________
2. I am → _______________
3. it is → _______________
4. she will → _______________
5. can not → _______________
6. we have → _______________

Part 4: Punctuation Puzzle

Fix these sentences! They are missing end marks, commas, and apostrophes. Add all the correct punctuation.

1. Wheres my red blue and yellow crayon
2. We cant go to the zoo today its raining
3. My teacher Mrs Davis is kind funny and smart

Answer Key

Part 1: The End of the Line!

1. My favourite animal is the penguin.
2. Wow, that was an amazing trick!
3. When does the movie start?
4. I am going to the park with my friends.
5. Can you help me with my homework?
6. Be careful, the floor is wet!

Part 2: Comma Crew

1. I packed a sandwich, an apple, and a bottle of water for my lunch.
2. My favourite colours are blue, green, and purple.
3. We need to buy flour, sugar, eggs, and milk to bake a cake.
4. A dog can run, jump, and fetch.
5. On our trip, we visited Paris, London, and Rome.

Part 3: Apostrophe Power

1. do not → don't
2. I am → I'm
3. it is → it's
4. she will → she'll
5. can not → can't
6. we have → we've

Part 4: Punctuation Puzzle

1. Where's my red, blue, and yellow crayon?
2. We can't go to the zoo today. It's raining.
3. My teacher, Mrs Davis, is kind, funny, and smart.