Lesson 3 - Punctuating Sentences



Tennessee Blueprint - 5th Grade

Review of  Mastered Skill- Use correct
end of sentence punctuation (e.g., period, question mark).



Gap-fill exercise

In this lesson you will learn:



to recognize the four sentence types


how to correctly capitalize sentences beginnings


how to correctly add end punctuation to sentences






Remember: There are four (4) kinds of sentences:
declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory.


1. A declarative sentence makes a statement and ends with a period.



Example - The dog-wanting disease never did leave me altogether.



2. An imperative sentence gives a command or makes a request. Imperative sentences end with periods.



Example - Don't tell your pa anything about this right now.



3. An interrogative sentence asks a question. Interrogative sentences end with question marks.



Example - How come your feet are cut and scratched like that?



4. An exclamatory sentence shows strong feeling or excitement. These end with exclamation points.



Example - How wonderful it would be if I could have those two pups!





Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers.

Part A Add the correct end marks to each sentence.

     Mama broke into the conversation, "I declare, what kind of a question is that How far is it to Kentucky I don't know what's gotten into that mind of yours lately You go around like you were lost, and you're losing weight You're as skinny as a rail, and look at that hair Just last Sunday they had a haircutting over at Tom Rolland's place, but you couldn't go You had to go prowling around the river and the woods"


Part B Add the correct end marks to each sentence.

     All around people began to roar with laughter Someone shouted, "What's the matter, John You seeing things today "

     I hurried on, wanting to get away from the stares and the snickers

      It wouldn't have happened again in a hundred years, but there they came The same two old women I had met before We stopped and had another glaring fight

     One said, "I declare "

     The other one snorted, "Well, I never "

     My face burned I couldn't take any more After all, a man can stand so much and no more In a loud voice I said, "You may have these people fooled with those expensive-looking feathers in your hats, but I know what they are They're goose feathers painted with iodine "

Part C Add the correct end marks to each sentence.

     The cool sweet pop felt wonderful to my hot dry throat My dark little world had brightened up again I had my pups, and had found a wonderful friend I knew that the stories I had heard about marshals weren't true Never again would I be scared when I saw one

cougar Part D Add the correct end marks to each sentence.

     Reaching the mouth of the cave, he stopped Raising his small red head high in the air he bawled his challenge to the devil cat The bawl must have scared him as much as it had startled me He came tearing back The tiny hairs on his back were standing on end

Part E Add the correct end marks to each sentence.

     Did you know the mountain lion has been known by many names including cougar, puma, deer tiger, Mexican lion, mountain screamer, brown tiger, catamount, silver lion, mountain demon, and panther The mountain lion is the second largest cat Male mountain lions can reach up to eight feet in total length and weigh in excess of 220 pounds Wow, that is a really big cat