1E Writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 1-4

Writing Practice

Next week you will have a Writing Test (4x).

In this lesson you will practice things that are important to know for the test!!!

Punctuation

 . full stop ( at the end of a sentence)

 , comma

                -Jimmy and Johnny hate math, but they love science.

                -Jimmy and Johnny also like gym, history and French.

 ? question mark

 

Capital letters

               -starts a new sentence                    This is me. That's you.

                -for names of things                       We went to Disney World.

                -I (when talking about yourself)   I love English.

          When writing, make sure you pay attention to:

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

(Herschrijf de hele zin, gebruik de juiste interpunctie en hoofdletters.)

my brother works at the jumbo supermarket

my brother sister and I watch netflix every night

why are you laughing

make sure your spelling is in order when writing in english

be careful your sentence is not too long it is important to know when to start a new sentence

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

I'll see you over ...... .

Tom and Jerry were just here. These must be ..... books.

..... my best friends.

Troublesome words

its / it's 

its:    bezit, iets is van een ding

                  The dog has a bone in its mouth.

it's: - afkorting voor "it is" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "i")

                   It's not a bone, it's a toy.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Look at the table.
..... leg is broken.

Troublesome words

where - were

where: waar (plaats)

                  That's where she found the gun. 

were: vorm van "to be"; een werkwoord

                   They were very tired after their trip.

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

We ...... on top of the mountain when it started to snow.

Do you know ..... I left my car keys?

Look for the mistakes in the sentences and write them correctly.

(Zoek de fouten in de zinnen en schrijf ze correct op.)

(Think of punctuation, capitals, and troublesome words.)

i think its just down the road

he knew where they where hiding

were do they think they left there keys

their not going to give up they're seats and move over they're.

What did you do well today?
What do you need to work on?