Year 7 Punctuation Quiz
Practise semicolons, colons, dashes, apostrophes and commas to write clear, controlled sentences.
In this quiz you'll practise:
- Use semicolons to join related independent clauses
- Recognise and fix comma splices
- Use colons and dashes for effect
- Apply apostrophe rules to names and plural possessives
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 7 punctuation quiz
This free Year 7 punctuation quiz helps students practise the punctuation skills in the Australian Curriculum for Year 7 English. Students use semicolons to join closely related clauses, choose between colons and dashes, avoid comma splices, punctuate complex possessives and use commas to prevent misunderstandings. Strong punctuation lets secondary students control the rhythm and meaning of their sentences in essays, narratives and reports. Each question includes an explanation of the rule, and why tempting wrong answers fail, so students can apply the same reasoning when proofreading their own writing.
Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes, quotation marks and more advanced punctuation.
- Curriculum
- Australian Curriculum v9.0 — English, Year 7
- Questions
- 9 · about 6 minutes
- Written by
- Success Tutoring Curriculum Team