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 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,...
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Punctuation
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces students to punctuation and focuses on question marks and periods at the ends of sentences.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: What Makes a Sentence?
This lesson will help students recognize that spoken sentences are represented in written language by specific sequences of words, beginning with a capital letter and ending with a punctuation mark. This lesson is short but it allows...
Grammarly
Grammarly Blog: Period
Rules and examples for using a period correctly at the end of a sentence.
Capital Community College Foundation
Guide to Grammar and Writing: The Exclamation Mark
This site from the Capital Community College contains information regarding the use and misuse of the exclamation mark, along with examples.
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.
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.
Turtle Diary
Turtle Diary: Sentence Structure Games
A collection of games for students to work on forming sentences. These games give students strategies for sentence formation.
E Reading Worksheets
E Reading Worksheets: Comma Worksheets
In this learning module, students will learn more about commas. A PowerPoint lesson and reinforcement worksheets are provided. This module is designed to support all students via hands-on approaches.