Punctuation Word Search
Free Punctuation word search. We picked 12 themed words — the terms and ideas of a school subject — and laid them out on a 15×15 grid. Drag across the letters to find every word on the list.
Words to find: PERIOD, COMMA, QUESTION, EXCLAMATION, APOSTROPHE, QUOTATION, COLON, PARENTHESIS, BRACKET, ELLIPSIS, HYPHEN, DASH.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
Punctuation word list, defined
- PERIOD /ˈpɪəriəd/ (British); /ˈpɪriəd/ (US) · noun
- A period is a punctuation mark consisting of a dot placed after a sentence or at the end of an abbreviation. It can also refer to a distinct span of time, a historical era, or a regularly recurring phase in a process. Related: full stop, point, span, interval.
- COMMA /ˈkɒm.ə/ · noun
- A punctuation mark (,) used to indicate a small pause or separation between elements within a sentence, such as items in a list, clauses, or phrases.
- QUESTION /ˈkwestʃən/ · noun
- A sentence or phrase used to request information about something, or an expression of doubt or uncertainty about a matter. It can also refer to a problem or issue requiring discussion or resolution. Related: query, issue, inquiry, problem.
- EXCLAMATION /ˌekskləˈmeɪʃən/ · noun
- A sudden, emphatic cry or remark expressing strong emotion such as surprise, anger, or joy; also, a short utterance — typically ending in an exclamation mark — that conveys such feeling. Related: cry, outcry, ejaculation, utterance.
- APOSTROPHE /əˈpɒstrəfi/ · noun
- A punctuation mark (') used to indicate possession or the omission of letters, as in "the dog's bone" or "don't"; also, in rhetoric, an address to an absent or imaginary person or thing. Related: punctuation mark, mark, symbol, diacritic.
- QUOTATION /kwəʊˈteɪʃən/ (British); /kwoʊˈteɪʃən/ (US) · noun
- A passage or statement quoted from another source, especially one introduced as the words of a speaker or writer. It can also refer to a price or rate quoted for goods or services. Related: citation, quote, extract, passage.
- COLON /ˈkoʊlən/ · noun
- A punctuation mark (:) used in writing to introduce a list, an explanation, a quotation, or a clause that expands on what precedes it; also, in anatomy, the main part of the large intestine running from the cecum to the rectum.
- PARENTHESIS /pəˈrɛnθəsɪs/ · noun
- A word, phrase, or remark inserted into a sentence as an explanation or qualification, usually set off by punctuation. The term can also refer to the marks used to enclose such an insertion. Related: aside, note, remark, insertion.
- BRACKET /ˈbrækɪt/ · noun and verb
- A bracket is a support fixed to a wall for holding a shelf or other object, one of a pair of marks used to enclose text, or a group or category within a range such as income or age. As a verb, to bracket means to enclose in brackets or to place things together as belonging to the same category. Related: brace, support, group, category.
- ELLIPSIS /ɪˈlɪpsɪs/ · noun
- The omission of one or more words from a sentence when they are understood from context, or the mark (…) used in writing to indicate such an omission or a trailing off of thought. Related: omission, elision, apocopation.
- HYPHEN /ˈhaɪfən/ · noun, verb
- A hyphen is a short horizontal punctuation mark used to join words or parts of words, as in “well-known,” or to indicate a break between syllables or lines. As a verb, “hyphen” means to join words or word parts with a hyphen. Related: dash, hyphen mark, short dash.
- DASH /dæʃ/ · noun, verb
- As a verb, to run or move suddenly and with haste; as a noun, a punctuation mark (—) used to indicate a break in thought or sentence structure. Related: rush, sprint, hasten, scramble.
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