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

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