Writing practice

YOUR NAME: _______________________

Today we'll practise for the assignment that you're going to write for your winter portfolio.
We'll have a closer look at punctuation and pitfalls (valkuilen)

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YOUR NAME: _______________________

Today we'll practise for the assignment that you're going to write for your winter portfolio.
We'll have a closer look at punctuation and pitfalls (valkuilen)

Slide 1 - Diapositive

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:

Slide 2 - Diapositive

Your turn!

Rewrite the whole sentence, using correct punctuation and capitals.

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

Slide 3 - Diapositive

my brother works at the jumbo supermarket

Slide 4 - Question ouverte

my brother sister and I watch netflix every night

Slide 5 - Question ouverte

why are you laughing

Slide 6 - Question ouverte

make sure your spelling is in order when writing in english

Slide 7 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 8 - Question ouverte

Pitfalls 1
there / their / they're

there: plaatsen en posities
                         Put the box down there.      There are five cards.
their: bezit, iets is van hen 
                         That is their box.
they're: afkorting voor "they are" (de apostrof neemt de plaats van "a")
                          They're never going to use that box.

Slide 9 - Diapositive

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between there, their and they're.

Slide 10 - Diapositive

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

Slide 11 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 12 - Question ouverte

..... my best friends.

Slide 13 - Question ouverte

Pitfalls 2
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.

Slide 14 - Diapositive

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between its and it's.

Slide 15 - Diapositive

Wow, .... a wonderful day today.

Slide 16 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 17 - Question ouverte

Pitfalls 3
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.

Slide 18 - Diapositive

Your turn!

Write the missing word (not the whole sentence).

Choose between where and were.

Slide 19 - Diapositive

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

Slide 20 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 21 - Question ouverte

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.)

Slide 22 - Diapositive

i think its just down the road

Slide 23 - Question ouverte

were do they think they left there keys

Slide 24 - Question ouverte

he knew where they where hiding

Slide 25 - Question ouverte

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

Slide 26 - Question ouverte