COLONS AND SEMICOLONS - PUNCTUATION: WORKSHEETS WITH ANSWERS

These Worksheets with Answer Key are perfect for teaching Punctuation – Colons and Semicolons. These no prep activities would be great for ELA lessons or ELA centers. Your students will love these ready to use exercises that are well planned for student engagement.

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• EXERCISE 1: Consider the functions of colons and semicolons to identify the signs that exemplify the punctuation marks in the text.
• EXERCISE 2: Watch the video – How to Apply Colons and Semi-colons – to complete the following table with required details for colons and semicolons.
• EXERCISE 3: Compare and contrast colons and semicolons to find similarities and differences between them.
• EXERCISE 4: Select the correct option to identify the appropriate use of colons and semicolons.
• EXERCISE 5: Use colons to introduce mail and email references; to separate numerical expressions; and to join a clause that explains.
• EXERCISE 6: Use colons to introduce a series of items in a list and to introduce a quote.
• EXERCISE 7: Use semicolons to separate items in a series containing internal punctuation.
• EXERCISE 8: Use semicolons to join two independent clauses and to precede a transition in a sentence.
• EXERCISE 9: Use colons and semicolons to aid cohesion in writing; to convey specific meanings; and to add variety to writing.
• EXERCISE 10: Give an example each for the use of colons based on the rules given.
• EXERCISE 11: Give an example each for the use of semicolons based on the rules given.
• EXERCISE 12: Join each sentence pair using a semicolon.
• EXERCISE 13: Fill in the missing colons in the following sentences.
• EXERCISE 14: Re-write these sentences using a semi-colon to replace the connectives.
• EXERCISE 15: Re-write these sentences using a connective to replace the semi-colon.