In this activity, you need to choose the punctuation marks that you think are present in each short listening passage.
Do not forget to check the feedback provided once the activity finishes.
1
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
An apostrophe, a period and another period.
b
An apostrophe, a comma and a period.
c
A period, a comma and a period.
2
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
Parentheses, a comma and a period.
b
A period, a comma and parentheses.
c
A comma, a period and parentheses.
3
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A period, a question mark and an apostrophe.
b
An apostrophe, a period and a question mark
c
An apostrophe, a question mark and a period.
4
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A comma and a period.
b
A period and a semicolon.
c
A semicolon and a period.
5
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
Quotation marks, a question mark and a period.
b
A question mark, a period and quotation marks.
c
A question mark, quotation marks and a period.
6
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A question mark and an exclamation mark.
b
An exclamation mark and a question mark.
c
A period and a question mark.
7
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A period, a comma and an apostrophe.
b
An apostrophe, an exclamation mark and a period.
c
A comma, an apostrophe and a period.
8
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A comma, a comma and a period.
b
A comma, a period and a comma.
c
A comma, a semicolon and a period.
9
In this passage, we have an exclamation mark and a period. A saw a magnificent deer! It was eating an apple.
a
A question mark and an exclamation mark.
b
An exclamation mark and a period.
c
A comma and an exclamation mark.
10
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
A colon and a period.
b
A comma and a period.
c
A hyphen and a period.
11
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
An apostrophe and an exclamation mark.
b
An apostrophe and a period.
c
Parenthesis and an apostrophe.
12
Listen and check the punctuation marks that you think are present in the listening passage.
a
An exclamation mark, an apostrophe and a period.
b
A colon, an exclamation mark and a period.
c
An apostrophe, a hyphen and a period.
Feedback
1
In this sentence, we have an apostrophe and two periods: She’s a surgeon. She works for a medical aid organization.
2
In this sentence, we have a comma, a period and parentheses: In Colombia, you can go to many beaches. (The beaches of Santa Marta are my favorite.)
3
3. In this sentence, we have an apostrophe, a period and a question mark: I’m looking for a grocery store. Are there any around here?
4
In this sentence, we have a semicolon and a period: I ordered a cheeseburger for lunch; life’s too short for counting calories.
5
In this sentence, we have quotation marks, a question mark and a period: “Where are the restrooms?” He asked me.
6
In this passage, we have an exclamation mark and a question mark: That photo is really cool! Where is that?
7
In this passage, we have a comma, an apostrophe and a period. Boston is a big city, but it’s not too big.
8
Here, we have two commas and a period: Gorillas, which are large and originate in Africa, can sometimes be found in zoos.
9
In this passage, we have an exclamation mark and a period. A saw a magnificent deer! It was eating an apple.
10
In this passage, we have a colon and a period. The movie had everything I wanted: action and suspense.
11
11. Here, we have an apostrophe and a period: She’s waiting for us.
12
In this passage, we have an apostrophe, a hyphen and a period. That’s a good-looking man.