English First Additional Language - Term 1 - Week 9

Punctuation marks are important in writing because they help us understand the meaning of sentences. For example, a period (.) shows that a sentence has ended, while a question mark (?) indicates a question. Today, we will learn how to use these marks correctly in our writing.

Let's look at this sentence: 'the cat is sleeping' Can anyone tell me what is missing? Yes! It needs a capital letter at the beginning and a period at the end. The correct sentence is: 'The cat is sleeping.' Now, let's try another one together: 'where are you going' What do we need to fix here?

I will give you some words, and together we will create sentences. For example, if I say 'dog', 'run', and 'fast', we can make the sentence: 'The dog runs fast.' Remember to start with a capital letter and end with a period. Now, let’s try with these words: 'bird', 'fly', 'high'. What sentence can we create?

Now it's your turn! I will give you a worksheet with sentences that need editing. Your task is to read each sentence, find the mistakes, and correct them. Pay attention to punctuation and spacing. After you finish, we will share our corrected sentences with the class.

• Period
• Comma
• Question Mark
• Exclamation Mark

Answer: Question Mark

A question mark is used to indicate that a sentence is asking something.

• the dog barks.
• The dog barks
• The dog barks!
• the Dog barks

Answer: The dog barks.

The correct sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

Answer: Period

A period indicates the end of a statement.

• Running fast.
• The cat.
• The cat is sleeping.
• Sleep.

Answer: The cat is sleeping.

A complete sentence has a subject and a verb and expresses a complete thought.

Answer: The bird is singing.

This sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a period.

• Comma
• Period
• Exclamation Mark
• Question Mark

Answer: Exclamation Mark

An exclamation mark shows strong feelings or excitement.

• I like ice cream
• I like ice cream.
• I like ice cream!
• I like ice cream?

Answer: I like ice cream

This sentence is missing a punctuation mark at the end.

Answer: Capital letter