Purple and Blue WALT: understand how to use punctuation correctly.
PART ONE: THE FULL STOP – I understand the full stop and I can show this.
Put a full stop in the groups of words that are sentences.
Remember that a sentence is a group of words which expresses a complete thought. A sentence must
contain a subject and a verb.
1.
My dog barks
2.
Scoring a goal
3.
This is nonsense
4.
Chainsaws are dangerous
5.
Litter lying on the classroom floor
6.
Buying a new pair of shoes
7.
These shoes are new
8.
He trained his dog
PART TWO: THE QUESTION MARK – I understand the question mark and can show this.
Decide if the sentences below are questions. Put a question mark at the end.
1.
Why are you being so obstinate
2.
The girl asked if she could turn her phone off
3.
What is the capital of Australia
4.
I know a man who keeps an alliagtor in his shed
5.
Who was the first man to step on the moon
6.
Mike wondered when Jane would arrive
PART THREE: THE COMMA. I understand the comma and can show this.
Put commas where necessary in the sentences.
1.
The man coughed spluttered choked and fell off his chair.
2.
You can watch TV only when you have done your homework taken the dog for a walk tidied your
room and put away your clothes.
3.
The doctor had a wrinkled kind intelligent face
4.
Do you want to play a game go for a walk have something to eat or dance?
5.
The salesman asked begged and threatened the woman but she would not say “yes”.
6.
The mother was crying over her small thin weak crying child.
PART FOUR: Writing your own
Write your own sentences using all the punctuation that you understand.
Write at least 5 different sentences.
You don’t need to use everything single punctuation in one sentence, so don’t panic.
Red and Orange WALT: understand how to use punctuation correctly.
Put in the correct punctuation in the below sentences. Put in speech
marks (“ “), exclamation marks (!), full stops (.), commas (,) and
capital letters where needed.
1. I would be delighted to come to the party shrieked Amy
2. Jenna shouted pass the ball to me
3. Carla asked which way do I draw the picture
4. I would like to come to the birthday party said Matthew I like
ice skating.
5. Shall I use joined up writing asked George
6. I hope I am good today exclaimed Daniel so that I can get a
new toy.
7. My name is in the bible shouted luke
8. Do you like ice-cream asked melanie
Red and Orange WALT: understand how to use punctuation correctly.
Put in the correct punctuation in the below sentences. Put in speech
marks (“ “), exclamation marks (!), full stops (.), commas (,) and
capital letters where needed.
1. I would be delighted to come to the party shrieked Amy
2. Jenna shouted pass the ball to me
3. Carla asked which way do I draw the picture
4. I would like to come to the birthday party said Matthew I like
ice skating.
5. Shall I use joined up writing asked George
6. I hope I am good today exclaimed Daniel so that I can get a
new toy.
7. My name is in the bible shouted luke
8. Do you like ice-cream asked melan
Green WALT: understand how to use punctuation correctly.
Write these sentences into your books making them more interesting.
Make sure you punctate the sentence correctly.
Make them more interesting by adding adjectives.
this term is the first day of school
look at the fish in the pond
here comes the milkman
i like to go fishing with mum
the cow is happy in the field
lorries make a lot of noise
ants can walk up walls
Green WALT: understand how to use punctuation correctly.
Write these sentences into your books, making them more interesting
Make sure you punctate the sentence correctly.
Make them more interesting by adding adjectives.
this term is the first day of school
look at the fish in the pond
here comes the milkman
i like to go fishing with mum
the cow is happy in the field
lorries make a lot of noise
ants can walk up walls