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

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