2. Hi, I am the
question mark.
When do you use
me?
? Hi, I am the full
stop.
When do you use
me?
.
,
Hi, I am the
!
Hi, I am the
exclamation mark. comma.
When do you use When do you use
me? me?
Last half-term, we focused on basic punctuation.
What can you remember?

3. Hi, I am the full stop.
1. To mark the end of a sentence:
When do you use me? e.g. There are five lessons in a school day .
2. To show an acronym:
...
e.g. U S A
Hi, I am the question
1. At the end of a direct question: mark.
e.g. “Where did you have your lunch today?”
When do you use me?

4. 1. To show strong feelings:
Hi, I am the exclamation e.g. “I can’t believe it!”
mark.
2. At the end of a command:
When do you use me? e.g. “Stop it now!”
1. To separate a list:
e.g. We will need hammers, nails and a saw.
2. To break up longer phrases:
e.g. When he saw the pirate ship on the horizon, the captain gave the alarm.
3. To separate extra information that is added:
e.g. The man, who was wearing a blue hat, slid silently into the room.
4. To separate introductory words and phrases from the main clause:
e.g. Suddenly, he stood up.
5. To break up groups of numbers: Hi, I am the comma.
e.g. 1, 999, 999.
6. Inside speech marks: When do you use me?
e.g. “We are leaving tomorrow,” said Fred.

5. Put in the ?, ! or .
(1) Do you live in West Derby
(2)
(3)
(3) I live just off West Derby Road, in Liverpool
(4) Is it going to be December soon
(5) I absolutely love it
(6) When can I take your dog, Bailey, for a walk

6. Put in the ?, ! or .
(1) Who was the first person to land on the
moon ?
(2) I hope the Christmas holidays come soon !
(3) Stop shouting !
(3) I live just off West Derby Road, in Liverpool.
(4) Is it going to be December soon?
(5) I absolutely love it!
(6) When can I take your dog, Bailey, for a walk?

7. Using what you have done in Academic Review over the past three
weeks on commas, exclamation marks, full stops, question marks and
capital letters, can you correct this piece of writing?
yesterday was the first day of the school
holidays my family and i travelled to portsmouth
in the south of england we went there with my
aunty jill my uncle albert and my two cousins we
stayed in a guest house next to the sea on most
days we sailed along the coast it was absolutely
fantastic would you like to go
How well did you do?

8. Using what you have done in Academic Review over the past three
weeks on commas, exclamation marks, full stops, question marks and
capital letters, can you correct this piece of writing?
Yesterday was the first day of the school
holidays. My family and I travelled to
Portsmouth, in the south of England. We went
there with my aunty Jill, my uncle Albert and my
two cousins. We stayed in a guest house next to
the sea. On most days, we sailed along the
coast. It was absolutely fantastic! Would you like
to go?
How well did you do?