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Punctuation Worksheets

Free printable punctuation worksheets for all grades.

Kindergarten Punctuation Worksheets

Ending Punctuation

Periods — End a Statement6
The cat sat on the mat
Question Marks — End a Question6
Can dogs swim
Exclamation Marks — End an Exclamation6
The frog jumped on my head
Mixed Ending Punctuation6
Where did the puppy go

Grade 1 Punctuation Worksheets

Ending Punctuation

Mixed Ending Punctuation6
Where did the puppy go
Transform the Sentence6
Rewrite as a question: The dog is tired.

Grade 2 Punctuation Worksheets

Ending Punctuation

Transform the Sentence6
Rewrite as a question: The dog is tired.

Commas

Commas in a List6
I packed a tent a sleeping bag and a torch.
Commas After Yes, No, Sure, and Well6
Yes I would love to come to the party.
Commas with Dates and Places6
She was born on March 15 2019.
Story Punctuation — Commas and Endings5
A short story with all commas removed — students add them back.

Apostrophes & Contractions

Forming Contractions6
Rewrite as a contraction: do not
Possessive Apostrophes — Singular5
Rewrite to show possession: the tail of the cat

Grade 3 Punctuation Worksheets

Commas

Commas in a List6
I packed a tent a sleeping bag and a torch.
Commas After Yes, No, Sure, and Well6
Yes I would love to come to the party.
Commas with Dates and Places6
She was born on March 15 2019.
Story Punctuation — Commas and Endings5
A short story with all commas removed — students add them back.
Commas in Direct Address5
Stop running Jake!

Apostrophes & Contractions

Forming Contractions5
Rewrite as a contraction: do not
It's vs Its6
The dog wagged ___ tail. (it's / its)
Confusing Contractions — They're, Their, There & You're, Your5
___ going to love this surprise! (they're / their / there)
Possessive Apostrophes — Singular5
Rewrite to show possession: the tail of the cat

Quotation Marks & Dialogue

Punctuating Direct Speech5
She said I love this book.

Grade 4 Punctuation Worksheets

Commas

Commas in Direct Address5
Stop running Jake!
Commas in Compound Sentences5
I was tired but I stayed up to finish my book.
Commas — Mixed Practice5
A passage mixing all comma types — students restore every missing comma.

Apostrophes & Contractions

It's vs Its5
The dog wagged ___ tail. (it's / its)
Confusing Contractions — They're, Their, There & You're, Your5
___ going to love this surprise! (they're / their / there)
Possessive Apostrophes — Plural5
Rewrite to show possession: the toys of the children
Possessive vs Plural — Correct the Error5
The dog's chased the cat's across the yard.

Quotation Marks & Dialogue

Punctuating Direct Speech5
She said I love this book.
Quotation Marks for Titles10
She read the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Direct vs Indirect Speech — Transform It5
Rewrite as direct speech: She said she was tired.
Writing Dialogue — Full Scene5
An 8-line dialogue with all punctuation removed — students rewrite it fully punctuated.

Advanced Punctuation

Colons — Introducing a List5
She needed three things flour, eggs, and butter.
Question Tags5
It's a lovely day, ___?
Introductory Phrases — Add the Comma5
After the long hike we sat by the fire.

Grade 5 Punctuation Worksheets

Commas

Commas in Compound Sentences5
I was tired but I stayed up to finish my book.
Commas — Mixed Practice4
A passage mixing all comma types — students restore every missing comma.

Apostrophes & Contractions

It's vs Its5
The dog wagged ___ tail. (it's / its)
Confusing Contractions — They're, Their, There & You're, Your5
___ going to love this surprise! (they're / their / there)
Possessive Apostrophes — Plural5
Rewrite to show possession: the toys of the children
Possessive vs Plural — Correct the Error5
The dog's chased the cat's across the yard.

Quotation Marks & Dialogue

Quotation Marks for Titles5
She read the poem Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening.
Direct vs Indirect Speech — Transform It5
Rewrite as direct speech: She said she was tired.
Writing Dialogue — Full Scene4
An 8-line dialogue with all punctuation removed — students rewrite it fully punctuated.

Advanced Punctuation

Colons — Introducing a List5
She needed three things flour, eggs, and butter.
Semicolons — Joining Independent Clauses5
I wanted to go. It was raining hard.
Question Tags5
It's a lovely day, ___?
Introductory Phrases — Add the Comma5
After the long hike we sat by the fire.
Mixed Punctuation Practice5
A full passage with all punctuation removed — students restore everything.