Punctuation

• Language Arts
• Primary Education

Punctuation

How many different pieces of punctuation can you think of?

Why do we need to make sure that we use the correct punctuation in our writing?

If we do not use the correct punctuation, our writing may be unclear or misleading to the reader.

Punctuation structures our writing clearly, makes the information easy to understand and adds extra information in a clear and precise way.

 

Types of Punctuation

Types of Punctuation

The man-eating shark gnashed its terrifying teeth

1. Comma
2. Full stop
3. Semi-colon
4. Speech marks

Simone aged nine) asked an interesting question.

1. Comma
2. Colon
3. Bracket
4. Dash

Hurry! called Callie, as they ran from the cave.

1. Ellipses
2. Speech Marks

dave knew that it was maths next so he borrowed a calculator from freya. jade lent him a pencil and he was ready to go.

stop right there! the security guard called

hassan who was getting increasingly frustrated waited for the next bus

why did he throw that in the bin

outside the rain was bouncing off the ground wind was howling through the trees and people ran to shelter

Task 1

Complete the worksheet on missing punctuation sentences.

 

When you are finished, put it in the marking tray and collect task 2.

Task 2

Collect the missing punctuation paragraph from Nevermoor. 

What punctuation do you need to add? 

Put it in the marking tray when you are finished.