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Punctuation – Commas, Periods and More!

Punctuation really gains in importance as students’ progress through their studies. If you do not have a lot of experience teaching punctuation or are simply looking for creative ways to include it in your lessons, Busy Teacher has 23 worksheets that can help you. For instance, to review the rules of comma placement, take a look at this punctuation worksheet which you can use to structure one of your lessons or as a handy review sheet for students. If commas are not what you are interested in, browse the section for a free, printable worksheet that focuses on your target material.

Punctuation is often overlooked in ESL courses.

With beginners and even intermediate learners, structures are often too simple to really require special punctuation lessons but students should be made aware of the importance of punctuation early on. You can include short reviews on punctuation in your lessons to help students keep it in mind. For a lot of learners speaking is the most significant aspect of learning a language but writing and punctuation are important too especially for students who may have to write in English. Plan to devote some extra time to punctuation when teaching advanced learners and business students.
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What Is Punctuation?
Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud. In written English, punctuation is vital to disambiguate the meaning of sentences. For example, "woman, without her man, is nothing" and "woman: without her, man is nothing" have greatly different meanings, as do "eats shoots and leaves" and "eats, shoots and leaves". "King Charles walked and talked half an hour after his head was cut off" is alarming; "King Charles walked and talked; half an hour after, his head was cut off", less so. (For English usage, see the articles on specific punctuation marks.) The rules of punctuation vary with language, location, register and time and are constantly evolving. Certain aspects of punctuation are stylistic and are thus the author's (or editor's) choice.
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Punctuation Mark Card Game
Punctuation Mark Card Game
Students can make cartoon characters (people, superheros, animals...) out of the punctuation marks on the cards. Playing games with the cards will reinforce both the name and shape of the mark. I ...
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Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate
Writing Pack (from Paragraph to Essay)
Writing Pack (from Paragraph to Essay)
It was designed for intermediate students who have already learnt how to write several types of paragraph and are about to start to write essay types. It makes your ss understand how to write an e ...
rated by 12 teachers

Intermediate Upper Intermediate and Advanced
May I vs. Can I Unscramble
May I vs. Can I Unscramble
This is a two page worksheet teaching May I vs. Can I. The first has ten sentences in which they must unscramble correctly. The second page has five sentences in which they must correct. We were e ...
rated by 11 teachers

Pre-Intermediate Intermediate
Apostrophe Brainteaser Worksheet / Poster
Apostrophe Brainteaser Worksheet / Poster
This worksheet/poster will be a great way to challenge your learners to test their knowledge of apostrophes. Learners, students and adults alike, will love to take the challenge of identifying the ...
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All levels
Punctuation Matters: Correct Use Of Commas In Direct Address [Poster]
Punctuation Matters: Correct Use Of Commas In Direct Address [Poster]
Incorrect use of commas in direct address is a common error committed by students and adults alike. This poster/handout depicts the concept pictorially. It will help learners understand that the u ...
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All levels
Common Errors In Apostrophe Usage [Poster]
Common Errors In Apostrophe Usage [Poster]
This printable poster/handout reinforces the concept of using apostrophes in contractions. It covers common error pairs such as its/it's, your/you're, and they're/there among others. You can print ...
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All levels
Planning Writing
Planning Writing
This is a useful tool to help with any writing assignment. Planning writing explained. I have used it with my Literacy and with my ESOL learmers with excellent results. It has helped to provide s ...
rated by 10 teachers

Complete Beginner Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate Upper Intermediate and Advanced
Apostrophe
Apostrophe
This handout can be a poster about apostrophe s and apostrophe d. It can be used when you explain the difference between the two apostrophes, especially the difference between had and would in 'd ...
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All levels
Punctuation: Sentences and Direct Speech
Punctuation: Sentences and Direct Speech
Punctuation for ages 9 to 12 years (grades 3 to 6) Begins with the short story as example of how to use punctuation. Includes punctuating sentences and direct speech. Can be used for revision of ...
rated by 11 teachers

Intermediate
Punctuation Flashcards
Punctuation Flashcards
Here is a set of high quality flashcards for teaching or revising punctuation. There are excellent illustrations and basic rules. The cards are recommended for elementary students and they can al ...
rated by 13 teachers

Complete Beginner Elementary
Punctuation Picture Dictionary
Punctuation Picture Dictionary
This is a picture dictionary which can also be used as a classroom poster for teaching or revising punctuation. The worksheet is available in both colour and black and white version.
rated by 15 teachers

Complete Beginner Elementary
Marking Punctuation
Marking Punctuation
This PowerPoint presentation presents punctuation marks in a fun way. The following punctuation marks are presented: period, comma, question mark, exclamation point, semi-colon, quotation marks, p ...
rated by 21 teachers

Complete Beginner Elementary Pre-Intermediate Intermediate
Speech Marks Punctuation
Speech Marks Punctuation
Inductive approach to teaching speech marks, using extracted text as a reference point. Collaborative learning exercises are encouraged so that target audience can learn from and clarify with each ...
rated by 6 teachers

Elementary Pre-Intermediate
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