Year 9 Language Conventions: Punctuation

22 practice questions on punctuation for Year 9 students, aligned to the Australian Curriculum V9 NAPLAN assessment framework.

Sample Year 9 Language Conventions — Punctuation Questions

Question 1Hardpunctuation

Which sentence correctly uses a hyphen to form a compound modifier?

Question 2Mediumpunctuation

Which option uses the apostrophe correctly?

Question 3Mediumpunctuation

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

Question 4Mediumpunctuation

Which sentence uses the semicolon correctly?

Question 5Mediumpunctuation

Which of the following is punctuated as two separate sentences correctly?

Question 6Mediumpunctuation

Which of the following is punctuated as two separate sentences correctly?

Question 7Mediumpunctuation

Which sentence uses both a colon and semicolons correctly in a complex list?

Question 8Easypunctuation

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

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