The ____ is used tomark off words in alist, separate namesof people, or extrabits of informationfrom a sentence.The ___ is used ina passage toeliminateunnecessarywords or sections.Without punctuation,a piece of writingwould be veryconfusing to a reader(especially whenemotions areconveyed)The _______ isused after aninterrogativesentence (asentence thatsimply asks aquestion)The ___ is usedwhen listing anumber of itemsand after thesalutation of abusiness letter.Why usepunctuation?ExclamationMarkSemiColonThe _____ is usedto provideadditionalinformation, or abrief explanationof an unfamiliarterm.PeriodQuestionMarkThe ____ is usedto connect twoindependentclauses as well asto serve as asuper comma.The _____ is usedto take the place ofmissing letters incontractions or tomake a singularnoun possessive.CommaThe _____ is usedto join parts ofcompound wordsand to divide aword at the end ofa line.ParenthesisHyphen_____ are used toenclose the exactwords of aspeaker, or toidentify the title ofa piece of text.QuotationMarkEllipsisApostropheColonThe _____ is usedafter interjections(words used toconvey emotions)and after exclamatory(expression)sentences.The _______ isused at the end ofassertive(statements) andimperative(commands)sentences.The ____ is used tomark off words in alist, separate namesof people, or extrabits of informationfrom a sentence.The ___ is used ina passage toeliminateunnecessarywords or sections.Without punctuation,a piece of writingwould be veryconfusing to a reader(especially whenemotions areconveyed)The _______ isused after aninterrogativesentence (asentence thatsimply asks aquestion)The ___ is usedwhen listing anumber of itemsand after thesalutation of abusiness letter.Why usepunctuation?ExclamationMarkSemiColonThe _____ is usedto provideadditionalinformation, or abrief explanationof an unfamiliarterm.PeriodQuestionMarkThe ____ is usedto connect twoindependentclauses as well asto serve as asuper comma.The _____ is usedto take the place ofmissing letters incontractions or tomake a singularnoun possessive.CommaThe _____ is usedto join parts ofcompound wordsand to divide aword at the end ofa line.ParenthesisHyphen_____ are used toenclose the exactwords of aspeaker, or toidentify the title ofa piece of text.QuotationMarkEllipsisApostropheColonThe _____ is usedafter interjections(words used toconvey emotions)and after exclamatory(expression)sentences.The _______ isused at the end ofassertive(statements) andimperative(commands)sentences.

PUNCTUATION BINGO - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. The ____ is used to mark off words in a list, separate names of people, or extra bits of information from a sentence.
  2. The ___ is used in a passage to eliminate unnecessary words or sections.
  3. Without punctuation, a piece of writing would be very confusing to a reader (especially when emotions are conveyed)
  4. The _______ is used after an interrogative sentence (a sentence that simply asks a question)
  5. The ___ is used when listing a number of items and after the salutation of a business letter.
  6. Why use punctuation?
  7. Exclamation Mark
  8. Semi Colon
  9. The _____ is used to provide additional information, or a brief explanation of an unfamiliar term.
  10. Period
  11. Question Mark
  12. The ____ is used to connect two independent clauses as well as to serve as a super comma.
  13. The _____ is used to take the place of missing letters in contractions or to make a singular noun possessive.
  14. Comma
  15. The _____ is used to join parts of compound words and to divide a word at the end of a line.
  16. Parenthesis
  17. Hyphen
  18. _____ are used to enclose the exact words of a speaker, or to identify the title of a piece of text.
  19. Quotation Mark
  20. Ellipsis
  21. Apostrophe
  22. Colon
  23. The _____ is used after interjections (words used to convey emotions) and after exclamatory (expression) sentences.
  24. The _______ is used at the end of assertive (statements) and imperative (commands) sentences.