The _______ isused at the end ofassertive(statements) andimperative(commands)sentences.SemiColonParenthesisEllipsisWhy usepunctuation?ApostropheThe _____ is usedafter interjections(words used toconvey emotions)and after exclamatory(expression)sentences.The ____ is usedto connect twoindependentclauses as well asto serve as asuper comma.The _____ is usedto join parts ofcompound wordsand to divide aword at the end ofa line.The ____ is used tomark off words in alist, separate namesof people, or extrabits of informationfrom a sentence.QuestionMarkThe ___ is usedwhen listing anumber of itemsand after thesalutation of abusiness letter.The _____ is usedto provideadditionalinformation, or abrief explanationof an unfamiliarterm.PeriodCommaColonThe _____ is usedto take the place ofmissing letters incontractions or tomake a singularnoun possessive.ExclamationMarkQuotationMarkWithout punctuation,a piece of writingwould be veryconfusing to a reader(especially whenemotions areconveyed)_____ are used toenclose the exactwords of aspeaker, or toidentify the title ofa piece of text.HyphenThe _______ isused after aninterrogativesentence (asentence thatsimply asks aquestion)The ___ is used ina passage toeliminateunnecessarywords or sections.The _______ isused at the end ofassertive(statements) andimperative(commands)sentences.SemiColonParenthesisEllipsisWhy usepunctuation?ApostropheThe _____ is usedafter interjections(words used toconvey emotions)and after exclamatory(expression)sentences.The ____ is usedto connect twoindependentclauses as well asto serve as asuper comma.The _____ is usedto join parts ofcompound wordsand to divide aword at the end ofa line.The ____ is used tomark off words in alist, separate namesof people, or extrabits of informationfrom a sentence.QuestionMarkThe ___ is usedwhen listing anumber of itemsand after thesalutation of abusiness letter.The _____ is usedto provideadditionalinformation, or abrief explanationof an unfamiliarterm.PeriodCommaColonThe _____ is usedto take the place ofmissing letters incontractions or tomake a singularnoun possessive.ExclamationMarkQuotationMarkWithout punctuation,a piece of writingwould be veryconfusing to a reader(especially whenemotions areconveyed)_____ are used toenclose the exactwords of aspeaker, or toidentify the title ofa piece of text.HyphenThe _______ isused after aninterrogativesentence (asentence thatsimply asks aquestion)The ___ is used ina passage toeliminateunnecessarywords or sections.

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