Punctuation
Name six punctuation marks!
Full stop, Comma, Apostrophe, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark, Inverted Commas (Speech Marks)
Name four word types!
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
Articles are also a word type!
What word means to vanish?
What word means to be seen again?
DISAPPEAR
REAPPEAR
What is the verb in this sentence?
Maya kicked the ball to her friend.
kicked (to kick)
Where is the subordinating conjunction in this sentence?
The babies have cried since they arrived.
SINCE
Add a punctuation mark to the following:
How was your lunch ___
How was your lunch?
Put the correct articles (determiners) in the sentence.
Billy chose ____ apple with ____ shiny skin.
Billy chose AN apple with A shiny skin.
What are these without apostrophes?
aren't
don't
hadn't
are not
do not
had not
Complete the sentence with a verb:
My Mum has ___________ me a cup of juice.
My Mum has poured me a cup of juice.
(brought, given)
Complete the following sentence with the subordinating conjunction after:
We ate sweets _____________________.
after lunch.
after we washed our hands.
after dinner.
after Mum said so.
Any other variant.
Add a comma to the following sentence:
John bought a pen a horn and a bicycle.
John bought a pen, a horn and a bicycle.
Make the word smooth an adverb.
Amy spread the jam smooth____ on the bread.
smoothly
Complete the end of the words:
Enjoy_____
Play____
Bad_____
Danger______
EnjoyMENT
PlayFUL
BadLY
DangerOUS
Ben is looking for his book. He wants to know if Tom has seen it. Write a question Ben can ask.
"Tom, have you seen my book?"
Which group of italic words is the main clause?
We ate our breakfast before we left.
I have seen this film.
My black pen has gone missing again.
We ate our breakfast.
Add speech marks to the following sentence:
I know I am the best in the class, said John.
"I know I am the best in the class," said John.
What is the word class of the words in italic?
The smell of the garlic was very strong!
They are NOUNS!
Which sentence is correct?
We found an umbrellas in the box.
We found a umbrellas in the box.
We found the umbrellas in the box.
We found the umbrellas in the box.
Which sentence is correct?
John has be to the park.
John has been to the park.
John have been to the park.
John has being to the park.
John has been to the park.
Which sentences contain a subordinating clause?
1. Ben put the sweets on the table.
2. You can have a sticker if you would like one.
3. Jess gave Tom a hug and a cuddle.
4. We went outside because it was sunny.
2 and 4
Which sentence has the correct punctuation?
My favourite colour is red "Sam told us."
"My favourite colour is red," Sam told us.
"My favourite colour is red Sam told us."
"My favourite colour is red," Sam told us.
Can you use adjectives to create an extended noun phrase?
When I opened the door, there was a vampire.
There was a _____, _______, _______ vampire.
Write a prefix on the line to give the word the OPPOSITE meaning:
My Dad said we were ___able to go to the park.
My Dad said we were UNable to go to the park.
Which sentence is correct to describe something happening ONLY NOW?
The girls had tidied the class.
The girls will tidy the class.
The girls are tidying the class.
The girls have tidied the class.
The girls ARE TIDYING the class.
Which group of words is a sentence?
(There is no punctuation)
On the shelf next to the books
We go on holiday very soon
Extra chicken and rice
With all the children in class
We go on holiday very soon.