Punctuation Power
Add speech marks: Amy said we need to leave now
“We need to leave now,” said Amy.
What is the past tense of “run”?
✅ Ran
The lights flickered and thunder rumbled... What is happening?
A storm is coming
What part of speech is the word beautiful?
✅ Adjective
True or False: A colon (:) can introduce a list
✅ True
Correct this sentence: I writ a story
✅ I wrote a story
James studied every night. What might happen on his spelling test?
He will probably do well
What part of speech is the word because?
✅ Conjunction
Add the missing colon: I packed three things lunch, sunscreen, hat
I packed three things: lunch, sunscreen, hat
Which word is wrong? “He brang his lunch today.” What should it be?
✅ “Brang” → brought
I smelled something burning in the kitchen... What do you predict happened?
Something is burning or on fire
Choose the correct word: “Their/They’re/There” going to the park.
✅ They’re
Where should the comma go? My brother who is seven plays footy
My brother, who is seven, plays footy.
Change this to past tense: “She falls down and her arm bleeds.”
✅ She fell down and her arm bled.
The dog was barking loudly at the door... What do you think is outside?
A person or another animal
Turn this into a complex sentence using although: “It was raining, we played outside.”
✅ Although it was raining, we played outside.
Add brackets: Mr. Hill the school gardener plants the veggies
Mr. Hill (the school gardener) plants the veggies.
Identify the incorrect word and correct it: “We read the letter and than we go home.”
“than” → then
Use this prompt and finish the sentence with a logical prediction: “As the clock struck midnight, the front door...”
Accept predictions like: “…swung open slowly,” or “…creaked, and someone appeared.”
Identify the adverb: “She sang quietly in the hallway.”
✅ Quietly