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

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