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Ending Punctuation
In this ending punctuation worksheet, students add the correct ending punctuation to a set of 10 sentences. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Editing Sentences
For this editing sentences worksheets, students cut out sets of cards that contain punctuation and capitalization mistakes and rewrite the sentences correctly. Students write twenty sentences on four cards.
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Exclamation Points
In this exclamation points worksheet, students determine if sentences need exclamation marks. In this multiple choice worksheet, students answer fifteen sentences.
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End Mark Dominoes
In this punctuation instructional activity, students match sentences and ending marks together to make complete sentences. There is a instructional activity provided in order to play this game.
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Friends at School: Punctuation
In this early childhood punctuation worksheet, students add a period, exclamation point, or question mark to end each of the 10 sentences.
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Punctuation Practice, 3
In this language arts worksheet, students fill in the bubble under the punctuation mark that best ends each sentence. They select from period, question mark, exclamation mark and comma. The final three sentences require students to add...
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Sentence Puzzles
For this sentences worksheet, students write 2 complete sentences in a puzzle where they create one to be up and down, one to be across, and both share one word.
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Separating Run-together Sentences With a Period
In this grammar worksheet, learners rewrite ten pairs of run-on sentences into two complete sentences each by utilizing periods and capital letters.
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Sentence Scramble
In this grammar instructional activity, students use cards with words on them to arrange correctly to make complete sentences. Students do this in teams and are timed to get points.
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Fourth Grade Editing- Sentences
In this grammar and editing learning exercise, 4th graders rewrite each of 10 sentences while making corrections. They capitalize words, add end marks, and correct double negatives.
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Writing Review 3
After reviewing basic capitalization and punctuation rules, give your young grammarians this four-question quiz to assess their understanding of the most basic English language conventions.
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Say it with FEELING!
Why should we read with expression when we read? Engage your learners in this discussion and teach them the easiest way to gauge expression: the end mark! Is it a question mark? An exclamation point? This helps you determine how to...
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Colons, Dashes, Hyphens, and Parentheses
When should you use a colon, dash, or hyphen? Middle schoolers insert different types of punctuation marks into given sentences. Rules for usage are included in each example.
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Writing in a Foreign Language
It seems that this presentation was designed for future educators, particularly those teaching a foreign language. Basic reading, writing, and organizational skills are presented, encouraging a discussion of strategies amongst your...
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Question Tags
This resource assesses learners on their knowledge of question tags and their placement in sentences. Six multiple-choice questions are provided, and learners must select the appropriate answer for each. A detailed answer guide is also...
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Question words, question marks
Practice the five W's and question marks with a fun grammar worksheet. After copying the words who, what, where, when, why, and how, kindergartners fill the words into various questions. For extra practice, have kids come up with their...
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Questions and exclamations
Students explore the use of question marks and exclamation marks. Students read a story and discuss the proper use of punctuation. They complete a worksheet and place proper punctuation at the end of the sentence. Students sort words...
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Beginning Punctuation Quiz
In this punctuation worksheet, students decide if the sentences should end with a period, question mark, or exclamation point. There are 15 questions on this page.
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Punctuation
In this grammar worksheet, students fill in either commas or semicolons to ten compound sentences to make each one grammatically correct.
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Writing Objects in Lists Using Commas
In this commas learning exercise, students complete a ten question online interactive learning exercise in which sentences with lists of objects are rewritten using correct commas.
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Full Stops and Capital Letters
Students discover that a sentence is one complete thought. Students read worksheets and add periods (full stops) and capital letters in the correct places. They organize their stories into paragraphs. Students read aloud their...
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Using Speech Marks: Quotations
Provide your class with a review of the appropriate way to punctuate dialogue. This presentation goes through a detailed explanation of the use of quotation marks in writing and provides learners with a variety of examples to cement...
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Commas: Conventional Usage
This four-page handout explains in detail when and why to use commas. Three extended sentences provide an opportunity for practice splitting long sentences into shorter ones. Multiple examples help to clarify correct usage.
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Subordinating Conjunctions and Subordinate Clauses
Trying to help your learners improve their writing? Experiment with complex sentences with this handout and short exercise. This handout presents definitions of different types of clauses, a table explaining subordinating conjunctions,...