Punctuation: English ESL worksheets pdf & doc - Free Printable

Let’s go through each sentence one by one and add the correct punctuation. We’ll also use capital letters where needed — like at the start of sentences, for names, and after question marks or exclamation points.

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1. when is he getting his new car

This is a question → needs a question mark at the end.
Start with a capital letter.

→ When is he getting his new car?

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2. ouch that really hurt

“Ouch” shows pain → should be followed by an exclamation mark.
Then “that really hurt” is another thought — can be its own sentence or connected. Since it’s short, we can make it two exclamations or one sentence. Let’s keep it simple:

→ Ouch! That really hurt!

*(Alternatively: “Ouch, that really hurt!” — but since “ouch” is strong, exclamation works better.)*

We’ll go with: Ouch! That really hurt!

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3. im going home now she said

“im” = I’m (needs apostrophe)
“She said” tells us someone spoke → need quotation marks around what was said.
Also, capitalize “I” and start the sentence with capital.

→ “I’m going home now,” she said.

*(Note: In American English, comma goes inside the quotes.)*

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4. she went to the shop and bought carrots beans bread and milk

List of items → need commas between them.
Capitalize first word.

→ She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, bread, and milk.

*(Optional Oxford comma before “and” — we’ll include it for clarity.)*

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5. i visited my brother in law on the weekend

“i” → must be capitalized as “I”
“brother in law” → hyphenated: brother-in-law
End with period.

→ I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.

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6. stop you cant go in there

“stop” → command → exclamation mark
“cant” → can’t (apostrophe for missing letter)
Capitalize first word.

→ Stop! You can’t go in there!

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7. when is your appointment

Question → question mark
Capitalize first word.

→ When is your appointment?

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8. pauls car has broken down

“pauls” → Paul’s (possessive → apostrophe + s)
Capitalize name and start of sentence.

→ Paul’s car has broken down.

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9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath.

This sentence is already correctly punctuated!
Just check:
- Starts with capital
- Ends with period
- No extra clauses needing commas (the phrase “who was...” is essential, so no commas needed)

→ The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath.

*(No changes needed.)*

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10. on duty next thursday mary bill tom jill

Looks like a list of people on duty next Thursday.
Need to clarify: probably means “On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.”
Use colon before listing names, commas between names, capitalize names and start of sentence.

→ On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.

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11. he goes to bed at 8 o clock

“he” → capitalize
“o clock” → o’clock (apostrophe for missing letters)
End with period.

→ He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.

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12. would you like a biscuit

Question → question mark
Capitalize first word.

→ Would you like a biscuit?

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Now let’s write all the corrected sentences together as the final answer.

Final Answer:
1. When is he getting his new car?
2. Ouch! That really hurt!
3. “I’m going home now,” she said.
4. She went to the shop and bought carrots, beans, bread, and milk.
5. I visited my brother-in-law on the weekend.
6. Stop! You can’t go in there!
7. When is your appointment?
8. Paul’s car has broken down.
9. The plumber who was working at the house with the tiled roof parked his truck on the footpath.
10. On duty next Thursday: Mary, Bill, Tom, Jill.
11. He goes to bed at 8 o’clock.
12. Would you like a biscuit?