Writing Checklist
When you have done a piece of writing, use this list to
check your work.
Capital letters
Have you used capital letters for:
 beginning sentences
 names
 places
 days, months
Punctuation
Have you:
 used a full stop at the end of sentences?
 used question marks at the end of questions?
 used speech marks before and after words actually spoken?
 begun speech with a capital letter?
Vocabulary
Have you:
 used some interesting adjectives?
 used any similes?
 used different words to begin sentences?
 used some synonyms for ‘said’ (e.g. shouted, whispered,
mumbled, muttered) ?
 used connectives like because, but, so, however in the middle of
sentences?
Writing Checklist
When you have done a piece of writing, use this tick list
to check your work.
Capital letters
Have you used capital letters for:
 beginning sentences
 names
 places
 days, months
Punctuation
Have you:
 used a full stop at the end of sentences?
 used question marks at the end of questions?
 used speech marks before and after words actually spoken?
 begun speech with a capital letter?
Vocabulary
Have you:
 used some interesting adjectives?
 used any similes?
 used different words to begin sentences?
 used some synonyms for ‘said’ (e.g. shouted, whispered,
mumbled, muttered) ?
 used connectives like because, but, so, however in the middle of
sentences?
Writing Checklist
When you have done a
piece of writing, use this
list to check your work.
Capital letters
Have you used capital letters for:
 beginning sentences
 names (e.g. place names, names of
people, names of companies)
 places
 days, months
Punctuation
Have you:
 used a full stop at the end of sentences?
 used question marks at the end of
questions?
 used speech marks before and after
words actually spoken?
 begun speech with a capital letter?
Vocabulary
Have you:
 used some interesting adjectives?
 used any similes?
 used different words to begin sentences?
 used some synonyms for ‘said’ (e.g.
shouted, whispered, mumbled) ?
 used connectives like because, but, so,
however in the middle of sentences?