Curated OER
Punctuation and Periods
Children review and study the importance of remembering to put a period at the end of each sentence. They write two original sentences that end with a period, and share them with the class. A good, confidence-building activity!
Curated OER
Standard Punctuation
Clear up the confusion that comes with the question, do I use a comma or a semicolon? This presentation provides examples and reasons for using particular end marks, apostrophes, commas, or semicolons. Information is presented in a well...
Curated OER
English Exercises: Punctuation Marks
In this punctuation mark interactive worksheet, students in the proper punctuation in each of 10 sentences. They insert commas, periods, question marks, semi-colons, colons, or apostrophes as needed in the sentences. They submit their...
Curated OER
Practice End Marks
In this end marks worksheet, students place a period, exclamation mark or question mark at the end of sentences, correctly punctuate a paragraph and write interrogative, exclamatory and declarative sentences.
Curated OER
Which Kind of Sentence
In this type of sentences worksheet, students read each sentence and write the correct punctuation at the end of the sentence. Students review examples for declarative and interrogative sentence endings. Students complete 10 sentences.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Writing: Editing: Punctuation
A learning module that teaches students about the rules of punctuation in six mini-lessons: Introduction, Terminal Punctuation, The Common Comma, Apostrophes and Quotation Marks, Semicolons, and Your Turn.
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Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Collecting Full Stops [Pdf]
Students will help Roy the Zebra learn about the "period" end mark. Students will identify periods in context, add periods to the ends of sentences, and then construct their own sentences.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: The Big Full Stop Tidy Up [Pdf]
Learners will help Roy the Zebra learn about the "period" as a way to end complete sentences. Students will look at various pictures and then add periods to their related sentences. Then the learners will construct their own sentences...
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Semicolon Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about semicolons. Reinforcement worksheets are provided to help students determine when to use a semicolon. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier II, and Tier III students.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: End Mark Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about end marks and the four types of sentences. Worksheets are provided to reinforce the four types of sentences and punctuation marks. This module is designed to support Tier I, Tier...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Period
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Separation Punctuation
This website provides information about how to use separation punctuation. There is a video clip [0:47] on why periods go inside quotation marks, and a second video clip [1:07] showing the effects of using too many exclamation points.
University of Ottawa (Canada)
University of Ottawa: End Punctuation
Resourceful site which includes information about periods, question marks, and exclamation marks. Also provides examples and addresses abbreviation rules for periods.
University of Calgary
Univ. Of Calgary: Periods, Question Marks, Exclamations
This excellent resource provides information about rules, uses, and misuses of these three end marks (period, question mark, exclamation mark). Also, includes examples and short quizzes at the end of each section.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Quotations and Commas
During this lesson students will have the opportunity to learn the proper way to use quotations and commas. They will view information on the Internet and participate in online activities to help them master this concept.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Three Ways to End a Sentence
There are three types of terminal punctuation: a period, an exclamation point, and a question mark.
ACT360 Media
Writing Tips: Punctuation: Period
A brief description of the rules, usage, and examples of the "period" in English punctuation. Includes basic information concerning period use in abbreviations as well.
TESL Journal
Activities for Esl Students: Periods, Question Marks & Exclamation Marks
Focus students' understanding of punctuation with this language arts skill-building site. Explore the usage of periods, questions marks and exclamation marks through this interactive activity that ask students to read a sentence and...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Full Stop Game 4 (Advanced)
This reading game presents young readers with a three-sentence passage. They are to read it, determine where they need to come to a full stop, and click and drag a snail to that spot. The snail spins and makes a period. They can undo and...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Periods
This lesson introduces periods and how they are used. This tutorial lesson shares a short slideshow with the lesson's content.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Full Stop Game 1 (Advanced)
This reading game provides practice separating sentences using end marks. Young readers click on and drag snails to where periods belong at the end of sentences in a short passage; the snails spin and turn into periods.
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Games: Full Stop Game 3 (Advanced)
This reading game presents young readers with a three-sentence passage. They are to read it, determine where they need to come to a full stop, and click and drag a snail to that spot. The snail spins and makes a period. They can undo and...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Question Marks Game 1
An interactive game where students can practice identifying questions while helping a turtle named Zed collect tools in order to build something in his shed. Each time the question mark is placed next to the sentence asking a question,...
Roy the Zebra
Roy the Zebra: Reading Game: Question Marks Game 1
An interactive game where students can practice identifying questions while helping a turtle named Zed collect tools in order to build something in his shed. Each time the question mark is placed next to the sentence asking a question,...