Punctuation Practice

Is your third grader struggling with punctuation? Comma usage abides by a

distinct set of rules, and apostrophes can be a nightmare! Being able to tell
the difference between a possessive and a contraction can get tough,
especially when we're dealing with words like whose vs. who's and its vs.
it's. Give your third grader a hand with this set of extremely helpful
worksheets.
Table of Contents
Perfect Punctuation: Commas in a Series
Perfect Punctuation: Commas in Dates and Addresses
Proper Punctuation: Paragraph Rewrite
Perfect Punctuation: Commas in Compound Sentences
Quotation Marks in Titles
Perfect Punctuation: Initials and Abbreviations
Quotation Mark Practice
Possessive Apostrophes
Apostrophes in Contractions
Punctuation: Commas
Insert commas in the sentences below.
Remember that commas are needed when:
SUMMER
1) Listing a series: I ate a hot dog, ice cream, a burger and soda.
2) Before conjunctions: I slept all summer, but still felt accomplished.
3) Before parentheses: “I don’t want summer to end,” Kyle sighed.
4) After introductory elements: As a child, my favorite part of summer
FU N
was not having to go to school.

1. This summer I am going to read play with friends and go to the beach.

2. Watermelon a refreshing fruit is nice to eat on a hot day.

3. My ice cream which is chocolate flavored is melting fast.

4. I will miss my friends but I will enjoy the break from school.

5. The baseball game which started at 5 was the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

6. While we were at the market mom and dad bought food for the July 4th barbeque.

7. “I would like to invite you to my pool party” my friend Veronica said.

8. My brother grandma and aunt bought root beer floats.

9. Although I don’t want to get sunburnt I like laying out on the grass.

10. Since we are expecting crowds at the boardwalk we plan to arrive early.

11. Sunny Stroll the local pier is always a fun place to go during summer evenings.

12. I bought new shorts sunglasses swimsuits and tank tops for the summer weather.

13. Our summer reading list includes Maniac Magee A Wrinkle in Time and Tuck Everlasting.

14. I will be sad when summer ends but I look forward to the new school year.

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 Commas in Dates and Addresses
Name Date

Use a comma to separate the day from the year. Add a comma after the year
if it comes in the beginning or middle of a sentence.
On February 14, 1998, my cousin was born.

Use a comma to separate the street address, city, state, and country. Add a
comma if the end of the address comes in the beginning or middle of a sentence.

We moved to 47 Baltic Street, Detroit, Michigan, in November.

Punctuation
Unit 3
Add commas where they belong in each sentence.

1. The world’s record for the most yo-yo loops was set on October 14 1990 in
Boston Massachusetts.
2. My brother was born on July 7 1999.
3. We lived in Omaha Nebraska for a year.
4. My sister’s class visited Greenfield Village in Dearborn Michigan.
5. July 4 1776 is considered our nation’s birthday.
6. Our school’s address is 222 South Broadway Jefferson Missouri.
7. My grandmother was born on April 2 1945 in London England.
8. George Washington declared a national Thanksgiving on November 16 1789.
9. Disney World near Orlando Florida opened October 1 1971.
10. Thomas Edison was born on February 11 1847.
11. There is a museum in his home at 9 Edison Drive Milan Ohio.

Answer the questions below, using commas as needed.

12. What is the date of the next Thanksgiving?

13. When were you born?

14. Where were you born?

15. What is your address?

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 Perfect Punctuation
Rewrite the paragraph, adding commas, periods and capital letters where needed.

our solar system includes the sun and all the planets moons dwarf planets and
asteroids that orbit around it the four planets closest to the sun include mercury
venus earth and mars these inner planets are made of rock and metals they are
quite small compared to the outer planets the four outer planets are called gas
giants because they are made mostly of gases the outer planets include jupiter
saturn uranus and neptune the most well-known dwarf planet in our solar
system is pluto

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 Commas in Compound Sentences
Name Date

Use a comma before the conjunction in a compound sentence.

Combine the sentences into a compound sentence.

1. I like to visit the museum. I always take a camera with me.

I like to visit the museum, and I always take a camera with me.
2. I enjoy the dioramas showing sea life. My favorite room has a complete skeleton
of a shark.

3. Animals from Africa are in another room. They are just models.

4. I went to the museum yesterday. There was a new exhibit.

5. I wanted to go in. It wasn’t open yet.

6. Mom said we could go tomorrow. I plan to be first in line.

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Quotation Marks (2) with Punctuation Pig

Let’s learn another way to use quotation marks!

Quotation marks are used around words that are titles.
A title can be the name of a book, TV show or movie.
Here is an
example:

My favorite story is called “The Three Little Pigs”.

Now you try! Add quotation marks where they are

needed in the sentences below.

1. My favorite television show is Yellow Bird Street.

2. My big sister likes to watch the TV show Teen Dream.

3. Yesterday, my mom bought me a new Owl Guy comic!

4. On Saturday morning, I always watch Karate Birds.

5. Today we finished the story of Jack and The Pop Quiz.

6. My friend Emily lent me the movie Crazy Trucks.

7. I wrote a story called Ants in My Pants.

8. We watched the movie The Secret Inside My Lunchbox.

Answer the questions below and don’t forget to use quotation marks!

1. What is your favorite movie?

2. What is your favorite cartoon?

3. What is the name of a story that you read?

4. Write the name of a comic book that you like.

5. What is your favorite fairytale?

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 Initials and Abbreviations
Mrs. G. H. Iris

An abbreviation is a shorter form of a word or name. Use a period at the

end of an abbreviation or after letters in a name.
Remember: If the word or name is capitalized, you should capitalize the
abbreviation, too!

Write the correct abbreviations for the words below. If you need help,
you can look them up in a dictionary!

1. Mister ______________ 7. Thursday _______________

2. Missus ______________ 8. Teaspoon _______________
3. January _____________ 9. Doctor _________________
4. Tuesday _____________ 10. Inch ___________________
5. Street _______________ 11. Junior __________________
6. Avenue _____________ 12. Senior __________________

Use numbers or initials to write the correct abbreviations.

1. A. B. Cane
Aaron Byron Cane __________________________________________
2. Doctor Dana Evelyn Frost ____________________________________
3. The thirtieth of July _________________________________________
4. Four feet, six inches _________________________________________
5. 827 Eucalyptus Drive ________________________________________
6. 46 Begonia Street ___________________________________________
Quotation Marks (1) with Punctuation Pig

Hi! I am Punctuation Pig. Let’s learn the different

ways to use quotation marks together! Quotation
marks are used around the exact words of the
speaker. Here is an example:

“I will huff and I will puff and I will blow your house
down!” said the wolf.

Now you try! Add quotation marks where they are

needed in the sentences below.

1. What are we having for dinner? asked Emily.

2. We are having spaghetti, answered Mom.
3. Don’t forget the meatballs, said Dad.
4. What are you doing on the weekend? asked Chris.
5. My dad is taking me to the zoo! said Sammy.
6. How did you do on your english test? Yannick asked.
7. I think I did well, Karyn answered. How about you?
8. I got a ten on ten! said Yannick with a smile.
9. What game do you want to play at recess? Franco asked.
10. Let’s play hide and go seek, said Joey.

Use the lines below to write your own story about a conversation between two
friends. Don’t forget to use quotation marks!

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Apostrophes in Possessives
with Punctuation Pig

Let’s learn about how apostrophes show the correct

possessive form of a noun. Apostrophes are added
to the end of a singular or plural noun to show
possession. Here are some examples:

singular: girl + ‘s = girl’s

plural: girls + ‘ = girls’

Add apostrophes to show the correct possessive form

of the nouns.
1. Emily s hands are cold because she has no gloves.
2. Sammy went to buy his mother s birthday present.
3. Mom s roast chicken and gravy was very yummy!
4. Chris borrowed Yannick s ipod to listen to music on the
way to his family s country house.
5. The teacher s classroom was empty and silent.
6. The tree s branches were covered with blooming flowers.
7. Yannick s house is facing the Smith s house.
8. All the boy s uniforms were covered in grass stains after
today s soccer game.

Write a sentence using the correct possessive form of each noun.

1. mermaid

2. ninjas

3. Officer Joe

4. Olsens

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Apostrophes in Contractions
with Punctuation Pig

Let’s learn about apostrophes and contractions

together! A contraction is a word that is shortened
by dropping one or more letters. An apostrophe
takes the place of the missing letters. Here are two
examples:

He will = He’ll

Should not = shouldn’t

Add apostrophes in the sentences below.

1. Laurie hopes she ll get a cat one day.
2. He s always playing video games!
3. Her mother hasn t gone grocery shopping yet.
4. We ll go to see a movie together tomorrow.
5. There s no milk left to dip my cookies in!
6. What if she d gone to bed earlier? Maybe she wouldn t
be so tired this morning.
7. Don t you think that horses are wonderful?
8. I m going to go home and watch cartoons.

Write the contractions for the words below.

1. there is 6. would have

2. I am 7. I have

3. you will 8. she is

4. did not 9. they had

5. have not 10. there is

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Answer Sheets
Punctuation Practice
Perfect Punctuation: Commas in a Series
Proper Punctuation: Paragraph Rewrite
Punctuation: Commas
Insert commas in the sentences below.
Remember that commas are needed when:
SUMMER
1) Listing a series: I ate a hot dog, ice cream, a burger and soda.
2) Before conjunctions: I slept all summer, but still felt accomplished.
3) After parentheses: “I don’t want summer to end,” Kyle sighed.
4) After introductory elements: As a child, my favorite part of summer
FU N
was not having to go to school.

1. This summer I am going to read, play with friends and go to the beach.

2. Watermelon, a refreshing fruit, is nice to eat on a hot day.

3. My ice cream, which is chocolate flavored, is melting fast.

4. I will miss my friends, I but will enjoy the break from school.

5. The baseball game, which started at 5, was the perfect way to spend a summer evening.

6. While we were at the market, mom and dad bought food for the July 4th barbeque.

7. “I would like to invite you to my pool party, ” my friend Veronica said.

8. My brother, grandma, and aunt bought root beer floats.

9. Although I don’t want to get sunburnt, I like laying out on the grass.

10. Since we are expecting crowds at the boardwalk, we plan to arrive early.

11. Sunny Stroll, the local pier, is always a fun place to go during summer evenings.

12. I bought new shorts, sunglasses, swimsuits and tank tops for the summer weather.

13. Our summer reading list includes Maniac Magee, A Wrinkle in Time, and Tuck Everlasting.

14. I will be sad when summer ends, but I look forward to the new school year.

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 Perfect Punctuation
Rewrite the paragraph, adding commas, periods and capital letters where needed.

Our solar system includes the sun and all the planets, moons, dwarf planets and
asteroids that orbit around it. The four planets closest to the sun include Mercury,
Venus, Earth and Mars. These inner planets are made of rock and metals. They are
quite small compared to the outer planets. The four outer planets are called gas
giants because they are made mostly of gases. The outer planets include Jupiter,
Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. The most well-known dwarf planet in our solar
system is Pluto.

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