Writing practice

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• mavo, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2-4

Welcome everyone!

Today we'll practise writing skills as preparation for the test week test.

We'll have a closer look at punctuation and pitfalls (valkuilen)

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 people and 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

Pitfalls 1

there / their / they're

there: 

their: 

they're: 

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.

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.

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.

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.

Pitfalls 3

where - were

where: 

 

were: 

Pitfalls 3

where - were

where: Aanduiding van plaats: waar(?)

            Where did I leave my keys?

were: Verleden tijd van to be: wij waren.

          We were on our way to school yesterday.

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

were do you think they left there keys

he knew where they where hiding

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