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Grade 12 Semicolons, Colons, Dashes & Hyphens Worksheet with Answers

Grade 12 (US) · Year 13 (UK) · Class 12 (India) · English

Unit 2: PunctuationHyphens & Advanced PunctuationCCSS L.11-12.2a

Using semicolons, colons, dashes, hyphens and ellipses correctly. This free high school worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Semicolons, Colons, Dashes & Hyphens

Grade 12 · English

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Learning goal: Hyphens & Advanced Punctuation · CCSS L.11-12.2a

Directions: Read each question carefully. Circle the correct choice or write your answer on the line.

Example

Which mark shows words left out of a quotation?

Answer: ellipsis (...)

RememberPunctuation marks

.full stop / periodends a statement?question markends a question!exclamation markshows strong feeling,commalists, pauses“ ”quotation marksaround spoken words’apostrophedon't, Sam's;semicolonjoins two sentences:colonintroduces a list
  1. 1

    Add the hyphen: 'my sister in law'

  2. 2

    Add hyphens: 'a well known author'

  3. 3

    Add the colon: 'She had one goal win the race.'

  4. 4

    Add the semicolon: 'The storm was over the sun came out.'

  5. 5

    Which mark introduces a list: 'You need three things a pen, paper and a ruler.'

  6. 6

    Which is correct: 'a five year old girl' or 'a five-year-old girl'?

    A five year old girlA five-year-old girl
  7. 7

    Add the semicolon and comma: 'It was late however we kept working.'

  8. 8

    'I love tea my sister loves coffee.'

    Choose: Semicolon · Comma

  9. 9

    Should there be a hyphen in 'a very happy child'?

    YesNo
  10. 10

    Fix the punctuation in this list: 'We visited Paris, France, Rome, Italy, and Madrid, Spain.'

  11. 11

    Which mark shows a sudden break in thought: 'I was going to call you but then I forgot.'

  12. 12

    Add dashes to set off the phrase: 'My aunt a famous chef cooked dinner.'

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

What has many teeth but can't bite?

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  1. 1.my sister-in-law
  2. 2.a well-known author
  3. 3.She had one goal: win the race.
  4. 4.The storm was over; the sun came out.
  5. 5.colon (:)
  6. 6.a five-year-old girl
  7. 7.It was late; however, we kept working.
  8. 8.semicolon (;)
  9. 9.no (adverbs ending in -ly or 'very' don't take hyphens)
  10. 10.We visited Paris, France; Rome, Italy; and Madrid, Spain.
  11. 11.dash (—)
  12. 12.My aunt — a famous chef — cooked dinner.
  13. ★a comb (challenge corner)

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