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Grade 3 · English Language Arts · Unit 6 of 10

Punctuation Power

Quotes, titles and apostrophes

What your child practises

Punctuating what people say with commas and quotation marks, capitalizing titles, and using apostrophes in short forms and for owners.

Ontario Curriculum expectation: B3.3 · capital letters in titles and dialogue, commas and quotation marks, and apostrophes

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which title is written correctly?

    • the big red barn
    • The big red Barn
    • The Big Red Barn
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    The Big Red Barn

    Hint: Capitalize the first word and the important words.

  2. Question 2

    Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

    • Jay said, “I am ready.”
    • Jay said, “i am ready.”
    • Jay said “I am ready”.
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    Jay said, “I am ready.”

    Hint: Use a comma after said and put the end mark inside the quotation marks.

  3. Question 3

    Which shows the short form of “you will”?

    • youl
    • you'll
    • you'wil
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    you'll

    Hint: The apostrophe takes the place of the letters wi.

  4. Question 4

    Which sentence uses its or it's correctly?

    • It's a sunny day.
    • It's' a sunny day.
    • Its a sunny day.
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    It's a sunny day.

    Hint: It's means it is. Check by reading it is in its place.

  5. Question 5

    Which sentence uses its or it's correctly?

    • The dog wagged its' tail.
    • The dog wagged its tail.
    • The dog wagged it's tail.
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    The dog wagged its tail.

    Hint: Its shows ownership. It's means it is.

  6. Question 6

    Which shows the short form of “we are”?

    • were
    • we're
    • w'ere
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    we're

    Hint: The apostrophe takes the place of the letter a.

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