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Punctuation Marks
 
Demonstration Activities
Slides showing 'plain text' 'spoken words' and 'punctuation' and how it makes text more understandable
Goldilocks and the Three Bears a version of this fairy tale where the spoken parts can be read
Story of Odysseus Part 1 is a tutorial which explains where speech marks go in a sentence
 
Animations
An animation explaining to learners what and where we use a colon and a semi-colon
Animation explaining the uses of the apostrophe of omission and the apostrophe of possession
An animation showing learners the use of the full stop the question mark and exclamation mark
How to Use An Apostrophe a short animation explaining the use of apostrophes
How to Use Brackets a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Capital Letters a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Commas a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Exclamation Marks a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Hyphens and Dashes a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Question Marks a short animation explaining the use of brackets
How to Use Quotation Marks a short animation explaining the use of brackets
 
Powerpoint presentations

Direct Speech Powerpoint presentation placing speech marks around text which is actually spoken
Speech Marks 1 Powerpoint presentation a picture shows text of a sentence and punctuation used
Speech Marks 2 Powerpoint a presentation explaining the use of speech marks
 
 
Practice Activities

Alien Punctuation input the correct punctuation into the sentences given
Choose the correct punctuation mark and 'splat' it into place

Place 'punctuation' words next to the picture showing that punctuation mark
Decide the punctuation mark needed at the end of each sentence and place on the last ice block
Sentence Shooter choose the correct punctuation mark at the end of a sentence
 
Drag and drop activity
Question Mark Game 1 give the sentences their question marks
Question Mark Game 2 give the sentences their question marks
Question Mark Game 3 give the sentences their question marks
Question Mark Game 4 give the sentences their question marks
Question Mark Game 5 give the sentences their question marks
 
 
Extension Activities
Edit Dan's Copy activity on two levels correct grammar and punctuation mistakes
A passage of text for learners to input the correct punctuation
Input the correct punctuation by selecting using arrow keys and then the Splat Button
Punctuation Pop-Up a series of timed rounds drop the correct punctuation into the spaces shown
Story of Odysseus Part 2 is the actual story into which learners have to input the correct punctuation
 
Drag and drop activities
Barry's Friend activity which involves learners inputting full stops and commas
Footsteps in the Fog activity inputting full stops commas speech marks apostrophes exclamation marks
Harry's Pirates activity inputting full stops commas speech marks apostrophes exclamation marks
Simon's Magic activity inputting full stops commas speech marks apostrophes exclamation marks
The Dark Wood activity inputting full stops commas speech marks apostrophes exclamation marks
 
 
Testing Activities
Punctuation Campground input the correct punctuation into the sentences

Power Proofreading proofread sections of text and find a number of mistakes
 
Quiz activities
Punctuation Marks Quiz 1 a 10 question quiz matching names of punctuation marks to symbols
Punctuation Marks Quiz 2 a 10 question quiz testing knowledge of what punctuation marks do
Punctuation Marks Quiz 3 testing the knowledge of what particular punctuation marks do
Speech Marks a 10 question quiz marked online