Year 6 Punctuation Quiz
Practise possessive apostrophes, commas after clauses, direct speech, colons and brackets.
In this quiz you'll practise:
- Use apostrophes for singular and plural possession
- Use commas to separate clauses and extra information
- Punctuate direct speech accurately
- Use colons and brackets correctly
Check each answer as you go. If you're not sure, you'll get a hint and another try. Every question has an explanation.
About this Year 6 punctuation quiz
This free Year 6 punctuation quiz helps students practise the punctuation skills in the Australian Curriculum for Year 6 English. Students use apostrophes for singular and plural possession, place commas after introductory clauses and around extra information, punctuate direct speech correctly, and use colons and brackets for lists and added detail. Accurate punctuation makes writing clearer and changes how a reader understands a sentence. Each question includes a detailed explanation of the rule and why common wrong answers don't work, helping students punctuate confidently in their own narratives, reports and persuasive texts.
Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks and more advanced punctuation.
- Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum v9.0 — English, Year 6
- Questions
- 10 · about 7 minutes
- Written by
- Success Tutoring Curriculum Team