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Punctuation and
Grammar for Year 2
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Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Photocopiable Punctuation and Grammar for Year Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
2 provides a variety of different activities and Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
approaches to help Year 2 pupils begin the long Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
process of understanding how the English Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Language functions. The cartoon characters Alf Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
and Bet help guide the pupils through various Longer Sentences using ‘and’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Longer Sentences using ‘but’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
activities to lay the foundation of understanding Longer Sentences using ‘because’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
the concepts of constructing simple sentences, Longer Sentences using ‘then’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
constructing complex sentences, using verbs, Longer Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
question marks, commas, exclamation marks, Longer Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
proper nouns and speech marks. Longer Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Joining Sentences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
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Verbs – Doing Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Verbs – Doing Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Verbs – The Present Tense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.
For example – My name is Jack.
Read each of these carefully and put a ring around the ones
that are proper sentences and make good sense.

1. I have a cat. 4. Come and have tea.

2. In my bedroom. 5. Was only small.
3. Sam plays football. 6. Sanjit loves apples.

Copy the sentences you have ringed here.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Write 4 sentences about yourself here.

1.
2.
3.
4.
Count how many sentences are in the first page of your
reading book.
Answer sentences.

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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.

Finish each sentence. Don’t forget the full stop at the end.
1. My friend is

2. For my birthday I

3. I like to play

4. I like to eat
Here are some beginnings and endings of sentences.
Match the correct beginning and ending so that
they make sense. Copy each one on the lines below.

Sentence Beginnings Sentence Endings

I had a party lots of sheep.
The farmer has at seven o’clock.
We go to bed the mouse.
The cat chased for my birthday.

1.

2.

3.

4.
Make up 3 sentence beginnings and ask
a friend to finish them.
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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.

Here are some sentence endings.

Copy the first part of the sentence from
the box so each sentence makes sense.

It was a hot day At the zoo

The big black dog We played games
1. so we went swimming.
2. we saw monkeys.
3. at the party.
4. went for a walk.
Now, make up a beginning for each
of these sentences.

1. in the snow.
2. at the circus.
3. for my dinner.
4. on the beach.
Find a sentence from your reading book.
Can you change some of the words so you have
a new sentence that makes sense? Copy it here.

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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.

Here are some muddled sentences. Can you sort them out?

1. is asleep. The baby

2. in the garden. The children play

3. a long tail. The cat has

4. pizza for tea. We had

Here is a muddled story. Can you put the sentences

in the right order so the story makes sense?

Then we went home.

It was my birthday.
Next we went for tea.
Mum took me to the park.
I went on the big slide.
Can you write three sentences of your
own about a boy, a swing and a slide?

1.
2.
3.
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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.
Choose the right sentence from the
box and write it under the picture.

Alf went to the zoo. The monkey took the banana!

Alf liked the monkeys best. He ate a banana.
Write four sentences about something else Alf saw at the zoo.
1.
2.
3.
4.
Sort out this muddled sentence.
and a long trunk. big ears The elephant has

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Name: Sentences

A sentence must make sense. It begins with a

capital letter and often ends with a full stop.

Here is some writing about Tom’s pets. He has

forgotten to put it in sentences. Mark in clearly
where the capital letters and full stops should be.

tom has three pets his dog is called Ben he also has a black cat
called Mac his goldfish is called Pip tom looks after them well
Now, copy out the sentences, putting
in the capital letters and full stops.

Write five sentences about your family.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Longer Sentences
Name: using ‘and’

We can join two simple sentences together to

make one longer sentence. We can do this by
using ‘and’. For example: I eat fish. I eat chips.
I eat fish and chips.

Join these sentences together using ‘and’.

The first one is done for you.
1. I like pizza.
I like melon.
I like pizza and melon.
2. I play football.
I play tennis.
3. Sam likes cars.
Sam likes buses.
4. Ben has a brother.
Ben has a sister.
Finish these sentences.

1. Jim has a train set and

2. He wanted crisps and
3. Sam has a dog and
4. Jenny likes chocolate cake and
5. We saw a lion and a
Now find a sentence with ‘and’ in it in your reading book. Copy it here.

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Longer Sentences using

Name: ‘but’

We can join two sentences together to make a longer

sentence. We can do this by using ‘and’ or ‘but’. A sentence
joined with ‘but’ shows a difference. For example: I like
cheese. I don’t like meat. I like cheese but I don’t like meat.

Join these ‘difference’ sentences by using ‘but’.

The first one is done for you.
1. I like apples.
I don’t like pears. I like apples but I don’t like pears.
2. I can run fast.
I can’t hop.
3. Mandy’s dog is old.
Sanjit’s dog is a pup.

4. I want to play inside.

Tom wants to play in the garden.

Finish these sentences.

1. I like melon but

2. Mum can bake but
3. I can skip but
4. We enjoy art but
5. Mary’s cat is white but
Now find a sentence with ‘but’ in it in your reading book. Copy it here.

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Longer Sentences
Name: using ‘because’

We can join two sentences together to make a longer

sentence. We can do this by using the word ‘because’.
For example: Ben went to bed. Ben was sleepy.
Ben went to bed because he was sleepy.

Join these sentences together using

‘because’. The first one is done for you.
1. They ate their dinner. They were hungry.
They ate their dinner because they were hungry.
2. Pip put on her coat. She was cold.

3. Jamie was given a present. It was his birthday.

4. We came inside. It was wet.

5. The baby cried. It was hungry.

Finish these sentences.

1. She went to her aunt’s because

2. Dad was angry because
3. We ran to the park because
4. I had a party because
5. They went on a plane because
Find a ‘because’ sentence in your reading book. Copy it here.

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Longer Sentences using

Name: ‘then’

We can join two sentences together to make a longer

sentence. We can do this by using the word ‘then’.
For example: Tom got up. Tom got dressed.
Tom got up then he got dressed.

Join these sentences by using the word ‘then’.

1. Sam had breakfast. Sam went to school.

2. We had our tea. We did our homework.

3. Dad made dinner. Dad washed up.

4. Mark went to bed. He went to sleep.

Read each sentence starter then read each ending. Join them
together with a line, so they make sense. Write them out below.

1. We could smell smoke the people got out.

2. Alex heard a roar then we saw a fire.

3. The bus stopped he saw a lion.

1.
2.
3.
Make up a sentence of your own with ‘then’ in the middle.

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Name: Longer Sentences

Longer sentences tell us what someone or something

did and sometimes where they did it.
For example – Tom ran in the house because it was rainy.
Join these phrases together to make longer
sentences and write them out on the line below.

1. The cat chased + the mouse + round the room.

2. The frog + jumped + in the pond

3. I + read a book + in bed.

4. My dad + plays football + in the park.

Make up a ‘who’ ‘what’ ‘where’ sentence and write it down.

Cut out the boxes. Choose a beginning, middle

and an ending to make four sentences.

Spot the dog baked a cake at the farm.

Mother hen chased a cat for my birthday.
My mum has seven chicks in the park.
The owl made a nest up in the tree.
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Name: Longer Sentences

We can join two sentences together to make a longer sentence.

We can do this by adding the words ‘after’ or ‘meanwhile’.
For example: We had our tea. We went to bed. After we had
our tea we went to bed. We played ball. Dad baked a cake.
We played ball meanwhile Dad baked a cake.
Join these sentences with the word after.

1. We walked the dog. We watched TV.

2. Tom fed the cat. Tom went out to play.

3. Gran cut the grass. Gran had a cup of tea.

4. Bob cut down the tree. Bob made a fire.

5. Aaisha had a sweet. Aaisha had an apple.

Complete these sentences.

1. I played Lego meanwhile Sam

2. Tom painted meanwhile Ben
3. Sanjit baked meanwhile his dad
4. Emma washed up meanwhile Mum
5. Dan went to the zoo meanwhile my sister

Make up your own sentences using ‘after’ and ‘meanwhile’.

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Name: Longer Sentences

We can add two sentences together to make a longer, more

interesting one. We can do this by adding the word during or
before. For example: I played ball. I played ball at playtime.
During playtime, I played ball. I played tig. I played tig before
school. Before school, I played tig. Remember to use a comma.
Finish these longer sentences. Each one begins
with ‘during’. Remember to use a comma.
1. During playtime,
2. During art
3. During PE
4. During the night
Look at these ‘before’ sentences. Join the
correct beginning to the ending. Then
copy the sentences on the line below.

1. Before I go to bed, he puts on his socks.

2. Before Tom puts on his shoes, we get changed.
3. Before we do PE, I brush my teeth.
4. Before I have tea, she read about monkeys.
5. Before Sara went to the Zoo, I wash my hands.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Make up a ‘during’ and a ‘before’ sentence of your own.

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Name: Joining Sentences

Sentences can be made longer and more interesting

by using the words when, if or that.

Finish these sentences so they make sense.

1. When I go on holiday, I
2. If Jack comes to play, we
3. I was so happy that
4. When it is winter, it
5. If you go to the zoo
6. The giant was so angry that
7. If I go to the zoo, I will
Two sentences can be joined together using the word ‘or’.
E.g. The teacher said they could play tennis.
The teacher said they could play football.
The teacher said they could play tennis or football.
Join these sentences, where there
is a choice, using ‘or’.
1. You can have fish. You can have chicken.

2. Sam can play indoors. Sam can play outside.

3. Shall we ride our bikes? Shall we go for a walk?

4. Would you choose an orange? Would you choose an apple?

5. Do you enjoy painting? Would you prefer drawing?

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Nouns –
Name: Names for Things

Nouns are the names for things. A noun could be a person, a

place or a thing.
e.g. person – girl, place – house, thing – car.

Look at the nouns at the bottom of the page and put them into
the right box.

person place

thing

church man pen girl shop cake

boy toy doctor school tree teacher
farm ball postman flat tea park
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Name: Noun Phrases

A noun phrase is a group of words that has a noun in it,

e.g. the car.
An expanded noun phrase tells us more about the noun,
e.g. the fast blue car.

Write an expanded noun phrase to match each picture.

elephant teddy boat

The big grey elephant.

bus cake kite

Think of a word to make these noun phrases interesting.

1. The hat 2. The cat

3. The ring 4. The day

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Name: Verbs - Doing Words

All sentences must have a verb if they are to make

sense. Verbs tell us what someone is doing. For
example – The girl played ball.
Put a ring around the verb in each sentence.

1. The duck swam on the pond. 4. I play tennis.

2. Mum bakes a cake. 5. Tom jumped high!
3. You sing a song. 6. They walk to school.

Choose the correct verb to make each of these sentences make sense.

barked posted chewed painted flew kicked rode splashed

1. The artist a picture.

2. The children in the swimming pool.
3. The dog at the postman.
4. Sam the letter in the letter box.
5. The bird high into the tree.
6. The cow the grass.
7. The footballer the ball.
8. I my bike.
Copy two sentences from your reading book and underline the verb.

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Name: Verbs - Doing Words

All sentences must have a verb if they are to make sense.

Verbs tell us what someone is doing.
For example: The girl played ball.

Put a ring around the verb in these sentences. Copy the

sentence and change the verb for another that has the same
meaning from the box. The first one has been done for you.

1. Susie giggled at the joke

Susie laughed at the joke.
2. We started our Maths
chose
3. The baby howled as it was hungry.
ate

4. Muhammed leapt off the wall. began

cried
5. Ben munched his apple.
laughed
6. I picked a sweet. jumped

Draw a line linking the verb which means the opposite,

from the boxes below. Write the pairs on the lines.

begin laugh begin end

cry pull
Find 3 more pairs
shout lose of opposite verbs
push love
find whisper
hate end
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Name: Verbs - Doing Words

All sentences must have a verb if they are to make sense. Verbs
tell us what someone is doing. For example: The girl played ball.

Take each of the sentences and write them on the line

changing the verb to a more interesting one from the
box. The first one has been done for you.

sobbed chased sizzled pattered banged

1. The rain fell on the window. The rain pattered on the window.
2. The cat ran after the mouse.

3. The angry boy closed the door.

4. The fish fried in the pan.

5. The child cried when he fell.

Find 6 verbs in this puzzle and write them in the box provided.

s t r w a l k 1.
h o p d r d r 2.
o d v s v n u 3.
u a r w w a n
4.
t n s i r t s
n c t m n z t 5.
d e e z i o v 6.
Make a wordsearch puzzle with verbs in of your own.
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Verbs -
Name: The Present Tense

We talk about verbs being in ‘the present tense’

when they tell us what is happening now.
For example: I am going for a walk.

These sentences have verbs missing. Choose a verb

from the box to make the sentence make sense.

splash go kicks grow eats riding

1. Tom is his bike.

2. I in the sea.
3. Flowers in the garden.
4. We for a walk.
5. The baby her dinner.
6. Ben the ball.

Finish these sentences, so they make sense.

1. I see
2. Today I am going
3. Dad is baking
4. We are playing
5. The old man is
6. The children draw
Now look in a book and copy out a sentence in the present tense.

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Verbs -
Name: The Present Tense

We talk about verbs being in the present tense when

they tell us what is happening now.
For example – I am going for a walk.
Change these sentences from ‘yesterday’ sentences to
‘today’ sentences. The first one has been done for you.
1. Yesterday I was ill. 1. Today I am ill.
2. Yesterday he played. 2. Today
3. Yesterday I saw a bird. 3. Today
4. Yesterday he moved house. 4. Today
5. Yesterday I wrote a letter. 5. Today

Join the yesterday verb to the today verb.

Yesterday Today
ran work
wrote write
ate run
made come
worked eat
came make

Find ten verbs written in the present tense, to do with moving.

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Verbs - The Past Tense

Name:
We talk about verbs being in the past tense when they
tell us what happened yesterday or in the past.
For example – Yesterday I went for a walk.

These sentences have past tense verbs missing. Choose

a verb from the box to make the sentence make sense.

jumped barked ate kicked brushed swam

1. Sanjit the football.

2. We the cake.
3. The fish in the tank.
4. Sam off the wall.
5. The dog loudly.
6. She her hair.
Finish these ‘Yesterday’ sentences.

1. Yesterday I went
2. Yesterday Joel walked
3. Yesterday we played
4. Yesterday my teacher
5. Yesterday I had
6. Yesterday the weather
Find a sentence in the past tense in your reading book.
Copy it into your book.

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Name: Verbs - The Past Tense

We talk about verbs being in the past tense when

they tell us what happened yesterday or in the past.
For example – Yesterday I went for a walk.
Join the verbs from the present tense and the verbs
from the past tense that go together.

Present Tense Verbs Past Tense Verbs

go saw
is painted
paint baked
see went
bake walked
walk was

Now choose three of the present tense verbs and

three of the past tense verbs and put them in
sentences of your own. Write them here.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
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Name: Question Marks

Question marks are used at the end of a question

sentence when somebody is asking something. Question
sentences often begin with the words where, who, why,
how, when or what. For example: Where are you going?
Write out these question sentences beginning each one
with a capital letter and ending with a question
mark. The first one has been done for you.
1. how old are you How old are you?
2. when is Mum coming
3. why are you sad
4. where are my shoes
5. who are your friends
6. what is the time
Here are some answers to some questions. Write the questions
which you think were asked. The first one has been done for you.
1. I am well. How are you?
2. It is in December.
3. I am cold.
4. The dog is in its bed.
5. Sam is playing ball.
6. It is 3 o’clock.
Find a question sentence in your reading book. Copy it out.

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Adverbs – Words which
Name: tell us more about doing
words

Adverbs tell us more about the verb or the ‘doing’

word in a sentence. They often end in ‘ly’.
For example – The boy walked quickly.

Put a ring around the adverb in each sentence.

1. The man sang loudly. 2. The mouse crept quietly.

3. The old lady walked slowly. 4. The girl laughed happily.
5. Tom stroked the cat gently. 6. Emma spoke softly.

Choose an adverb to make each sentence make sense.

angrily heavily quickly sadly speedily cheekily

1. Tom ran to meet his friend.

2. The monkey jumped on the car window.

3. The elephant stamped over the sticks.

4. The lady said ,“You broke my window.”

5. The car drove down the motorway.

6. Mr Smith spoke about his wife who was ill.

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Question Marks
Name: and Full Stops

Read the story. Now put in either a question mark

or a full stop at the end of each sentence.

It was Emma’s birthday She was having a party Who should

she ask to come She asked all her friends What games would

they play They would play Musical Chairs and Pass the

Parcel What would they eat They could have sandwiches and

cake When would her friends come Mum said they could

come at three o’clock What would Emma put in the party

bags She would put sweets and a toy in them Would they

have fun They would have a great time

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Name: Commas in Lists

Commas are used in lists to mark off different things.

However, you need to remember you don’t need a comma
before the word ‘and’. For example: I had a banana, a roll,
a drink and some sweets.
Write these sentences out correctly remembering
to use commas. The first one is done for you.
1. In my bag is a pen a crayon a book and a rubber.
In my bag is a pen, a crayon, a book and a rubber.
2. At the farm was a pig a dog a cat and a hen.

3. I like cake sweets apples and pizza.

4. Tom can hop jump run and skip.

5. Aaisha was given a pen a ball a doll and a car.

Now make some sentences using

commas in lists with these words.
1. lion tiger elephant monkey

2. butter sugar eggs flour

3. sand shells crabs fish

4. Sam Ben Zain Tom

Find a sentence with commas in lists in your reading book.

Write it on the lines below

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Name: Commas in Lists

Commas are used in lists to mark off different things.

However, you need to remember you don’t need a comma
before the word ‘and’. For example: I had a banana, a roll,
a drink and some sweets.
Put the commas in these sentences and
then copy them on the line below.
1. At my party I had a cake a drink a sandwich and some grapes.

2. We play on the swing the slide the ropes and the see-saw.

3. I saw a bird a frog a bee and a butterfly.

4. Dogs cats hamsters and snakes can be pets.

5. I had sausage beans egg and chips for tea.

Finish these sentences. Remember to

put commas in your lists.
1. My friends are

2. For tea we had

3. In the toyshop I saw

4. At school we do

5. In PE we

Now make up a sentence starter for your friend to finish.

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Statement Sentences give

Name: us Information

A statement sentence tells us some information.

For example – Sanjit is tall.

Here are some question sentences. Answer them

with a statement or information sentence.

1. What is your name?

2. What town do you live in?

3. What is your favourite TV programme?

4. What do you like playing with most?

5. Who are your friends?

6. What is your favourite food?

Now write six statement sentences about yourself and your

family.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.
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Command Sentences –
Name: Telling Someone to do
Something

A command sentence tells someone to do something. It often

has an exclamation mark at the end of it.
For example – Go to bed!

Finish off these command sentences.

1. Go to ! 2. Sit !
3. Be ! 4. Tidy !
5. Put the ! 6. Leave the !

Think of a good beginning for these command sentences.

1. your dinner! 2. in the garden!

3. fighting! 4. your coat!
5. down! 6. set the table!
7. me a story! 8. in the puddles!
9. quietly! 10. homework!

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Name: Exclamation Sentences

Exclamation sentences tell us that something exciting

has happened or that someone feels very strongly about
something. For example: What a wonderful day! Be good!

Write each of these exclamation sentences correctly. Put in

the capital letter at the start and the exclamation mark at the end.

1. sit down
2. i love jelly
3. go to bed now
4. what a good dog
5. stay still
6. we had a great party
Only some of these sentences are exclamation sentences. Use
a coloured pencil to put either a full stop or an exclamation
mark at the end of the sentence. Then write them out.

1. I love pizza
2. My name is sam
3. What a beautiful day
4. Be quiet
5. The cat is fat
6. We had a wonderful holiday
Look in your reading book and find an exclamation sentence. Copy it here.

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Name: Exclamation Sentences

Exclamation sentences tell us that something exciting

has happened or that someone feels very strongly about
something. For example: What a wonderful day! Be good!
Make these sentences into exclamation sentences using the word
what to open each one. The first one has been done for you.

1. She is a good singer. What a good singer she is!

2. It is a big dog.
3. He is a bad man.
4. It is a cold day.
5. The dinner is good.
6. The girl is silly.
Write these sentences out correctly.
There are three question sentences
and three exclamation sentences.
1. what a lovely baby
2. who is at the door
3. can you jump high
4. she loves chocolate
5. rosie is such a good dog
6. are you going out
Make up an exclamation sentence of your own.

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Capital Letters
Name: for Names

Names of people and places need to have capital letters.

For example: Tom and Sanjit play ball. London is the capital
of England.

Write these sentences out correctly putting in the

capital letters for the places and people.

1. The baby is called ben.

2. paris is in france.
3. Can sophie stay?
4. cardiff is in wales.
5. jack is a good painter.
6. mrs smith has a son.
Make yourself an ID card. Remember to use capital
letters for the names of people and places.

My ID Card My picture
First name
Second name
Family name
My address
My pet’s name
My school name

Write out the names of three of your best friends.

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Capital Letters
Name: for Names

Names of people and places need to have capital letters.

For example: Tom and Sanjit play ball. London is the capital
of England.

Answer these questions. Remember names of people

and names of places need capital letters.

1. Who is your friend?

2. What day is it?
3. What month is it?
4. Name a country.
5. Who is your teacher?
Imagine you are a teacher. Sam has forgotten to put
the names of people and places in his writing in
capital letters. Copy the writing out correctly.
My dog is called jim. One day jim and i were out for a

walk in moor park. jim saw my friend tom’s cat rosie. He

chased rosie but she ran onto preston road. The car

braked and mrs brown my teacher got out. ‘Keep jim on a

lead, then he can’t chase rosie!” she shouted.

Find the names of three countries. Write them here.

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Capital Letters
Name: for Names

Names of people and places need to have capital letters,

e.g. Tom and Sanjit play ball. London is the capital of England.

Each of these names should begin with a capital letter.

Write them out on the line below correctly.
manchester tuesday dr who

spain emma windsor castle

river avon green street blackburn rovers

africa queen elizabeth march

Write these sentences out correctly putting

in the capital letters for people and places.

1. We went on a plane to florida, in america.

2. bobby would like to play football for manchester city.

3. queen elizabeth’s house is buckingham palace.

4. mark went to the top of blackpool tower.

5. It is my friend’s birthday on wednesday .

Find three children’s names that begin with ‘M’.

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Name: Speech Marks

Speech marks are used in writing to show that someone is

speaking. The words spoken go inside the speech marks. The
first word inside the speech mark should have a capital letter.

Write what the children said inside speech marks.

The first one is done for you.

Doctor, Doctor.

What’s the matter Amy?

I feel like a pair of curtains. Amy

Pull yourself together!

Amy said, “Doctor, Doctor.”
Dr Smith said, “ ”
Amy said, “ ”
Dr Smith said, “ ”
This time, fill in the speech bubble.

Clare said, “What flies and wobbles?” Roy replied, “A jellycopter!”

Roy
Clare

Can you find a joke of your own and write it in speech bubbles.
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Name: Speech Marks

Speech marks are used in writing to show that someone

is speaking. The words spoken go inside the speech
marks. The first word inside the speech mark should have
a capital letter.
Put speech marks around the words actually spoken.
The first one has been done for you.
1. “Please go to bed,” Dad said.
2. Sam asked, Can you come for tea?
3. Run! shouted Tom.
4. Mum said, Go to sleep!
5. Emma said, It was fun.
6. Shall we play ball? asked Gopal.
Re-write the sentences on the line below, putting in speech marks.

1. We are going to the shops said mum.

2. Susie said, I am going to see gran.

3. They asked, Can we play?

4. Sanjit said, I love apples and pears.

5. Go away! Sophie said.

Now copy a line of speech from your reading book.

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Name: Speech Marks

Speech marks are used in writing to show that someone is

speaking. The words spoken go inside the speech marks. The
first word inside the speech mark should have a capital letter.

Rewrite these jokes on the lines below adding in speech marks.

1. Susan asked, Why did the orange go to the doctor?
Jon replied, Because he wasn’t peeling well!

2. Fiona asked Why did the tomato run?

Jim replied To ketchup!

3. Whats a frog’s favourite sweet? asked Ben?

A lollihop! Replied Ellie.

4. Why did the jelly wobble? asked Aaisha.

Because it saw the milk shake! replied Jane.

Now write a joke of your own. Remember to use some speech marks!

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Name:

Toy Shop Sale

S A L E Starts Monday

A FREE
6th June at 8:30am

bag of
!

Only sweets
£4.99 for each child
with this token
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Different Ways of
Name: Presenting Text

Words are printed in different ways to make them more

effective. Sometimes words are underlined. Sometimes they
are written in bold type e.g. sale.

Look at the advert for the Toy Shop Sale.

Answer the questions about the advert.

SALE
1. Write two words written in bold text.

2. Why do you think SALE is written inside a star?

3. Why is ‘Only £4.99’ written inside a circle?

4. Why is there a token to take to the shop?

5. Would this advert make you want to visit the sale? Why?

Make up an advertisement to get people to visit a farm.

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Different Ways of
Name: Presenting Text

Design an advert of your own for a visit to the Zoo.

Don’t forget to put the price and opening times.

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Personal Pronouns –
Name: I, Me and My

We use I, me and my instead of using our name. For

example: I went to the zoo. Dad came with me. My Dad
enjoyed it.
Choose I, me or my to fill in the gaps so the sentences make sense.
1. _____ want to play out.
2. ______ mum baked buns.
3. Can ________ have a sweet?
4. Help _____to paint the shed!
5. Come with ______ .
6. He played tennis with _______.
7. ______ dog can do tricks.
8. _____love pizza!

Read the story. Put I, me or my in the gaps so it makes sense.

One day ____ went to see _____ Gran. She lives near ____
Auntie Sue. Auntie Sue is Mum’s sister. ____ saw Gran in the
garden and she waved at ______. “ ______ want to go to
Auntie Sue’s, will you come with ____?” Gran asked. “ ____
will come with you!” _____ said. When we got to Auntie
Sue’s house, she had made something for ____ ! _____
smiled, “What a lovely cake you have made ______!”
Make up a sentence of your own using I, me and my.

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Name: More Personal Pronouns

A personal pronoun is a word that stands in place of a name.

Here are some personal pronouns, I, me, he, she, it, they, them.

Change the words underlined to a personal

pronoun. The first one is done for you.
1. John went to bed. He went to bed.
2. Emma likes cats.
3. Sam and Sanjit went to the zoo.
4. The weather was stormy.
5. Ben can run fast.
6. Jack saw a fox.
7. Mum and Dad like to cook.

Finish these sentences. Each one

begins with a personal pronoun.

1. I go
2. He plays
3. We wanted
4. They went
5. She saw
6. You can
7. It tasted
Count the number of personal pronouns on one page
in your reading book. Write the number in the box.

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Name: Agreement

Every sentence has a verb (doing word). It is important that

the subject of the verb, who or what the verb is about,
both agree. For example – ‘I am going out.’ is correct but ‘I
is going out.’ is wrong.

Put a ring around the correct verb so each sentence agrees.

1. I is / am going to school. 6. He go / went in the car.

2. She plays / play ball. 7. You sings / sing a song.
3. I want / wants a drink. 8. We was / were swimming.
4. My mum go / goes to bed.
5. They jump / jumping over the wall.

Read each sentence carefully. Write it out correctly on the line below.
1. I has my tea.

2. Jon and Ben goes for a walk.

3. Mr Brown chase the dog.

4. The cats is called Max and Holly.

5. Mr Smith are a super teacher!

6. The plane fly in the sky.

Now make up a sentence of your own for your friend to correct.

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Name: Agreement

Every sentence has a verb (doing word). It is important

that the subject of the verb, who or what the verb is
about, both agree. For example – ‘I am going out.’ is
correct but ‘I is going out.’ is wrong.
Choose the right verb and write the correct sentence
on the line. The first one has been done for you.

1. I am/is having fun. I am having fun.

2. Ben is/are a big dog.
3. We are/is dancing.
4. We are/is happy!
5. I go/goes to town.
6. He see/sees a butterfly.

Finish these sentences so they agree by adding a subject of your own.

1. were playing in the sea.

2. stood at the end of the street.
3. lived a princess.
4. came a big, red bus.
5. hid behind a tree.

Copy a sentence from your reading book. Change the verb so

the verb does not agree. Ask your friend to find the mistake.

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Name: Agreement

It is important to make sure that when you write about

something in the past tense that all the verbs agree. For
example, ‘Yesterday I go to the shops and then went to
bed.’ should be written ‘Yesterday I went to the shops
and then went to bed.’
Read the story carefully. Put a ring around the verbs that
are wrong. Write the story out correctly on the lines below.

Yesterday Sam is going to the park. He sees a dog which

runs past him trailing its lead. Next come a man shouting,
“Stop Benji, stop!” Benji ran into the park and is chased by
his owner. Luckily, the park-keeper stop the dog and give it
back to its owner.

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Name: Agreement

Every sentence has a verb (doing word). It is important that

the subject of the verb, who or what the verb is about,
both agree. For example – ‘I am going out.’ is correct but ‘I
is going out.’ is wrong.

Read the story carefully. Put a ring around the verbs that
are wrong. Write the story out carefully on the lines below.

Yesterday Bobby were riding his bike to Granny’s house. He

go inside. Bobby leave the bike in the garden. They has a
drink. When Bobby have finished, he go to look for his bike.
“Oh no, it has went!” said Bobby.
“No it have not! I putted it in the garage! said Granny.

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Apostrophes for Missing

Name: Letters

Words can be shortened by missing out letters. An

apostrophe is used to show where the letter is missing.
For example – didn’t – did not.

Write the words in full below. The first one is done for you.

don’t = do not can’t =

haven’t = hadn’t =

couldn’t = they’re =

wouldn’t = here’s =

I’m = mustn’t =

doesn’t = he’s =

Now choose one of these words to make each sentence

make sense.
couldn’t I’m don’t haven’t He’s mustn’t
1. going to my friend’s party.
2. I like spiders!
3. the best footballer in school.
4. We make a noise.
5. I any money.
6. I do my homework.

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Apostrophes to show that
Name: Something Belongs to
Someone
We use apostrophes to show that something belongs to
someone. For example – The girl’s dog.

Write the phrases below using an apostrophe to

show possession. The first one is done for you.
1. the hat belonging to the man the man’s hat

2. the dog belonging to the boy

3. the house belonging to the lady

4. the cat belonging to the girl

5. the toy belonging to the baby

6. the horse belonging to the farmer

Ben has written some sentences but forgotten the
apostrophes. Write them correctly on the line.

1. The mans car is blue.

2. Neeshas friend is Sarah.

3. The ladys cat is ill.

4. Mr Browns house is very old.

5. The girls coat is wet.

6. The cats fur is black.

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Name: Singular and Plural

Nouns are singular if there is only one of them, or plural if

there are more than one. For example – One cat is singular
but two cats are plural.

Make these words plural.

Singular Plural

one girl two

one horse two
one man two
one monkey two
one cup two
one star two
one bench two
one lamb two
one cake two
Change these sentences from plural to singular.

The dogs have two pups. The dog has one pup.
The boys have two balls.

The houses have four windows.

The girls sing songs.

The hens lay eggs.

The dogs have two dinners.

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Suffixes or Endings of
Name: Words

Letters such as ly can be added to a word to change it

from an adjective to an adverb.

Change these adjectives by adding ly.

sad sadly slow

quick soft
quiet kind
loud proud

Now write a sentence using each of these

words.

1.
2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

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People who do the Action
Name: – Adding the Suffix ‘er’ to
Verbs
When we add the suffix ‘er’ to some verbs we change
them to the name of the person who does the action.
For example – teach – teacher.
Add ‘er’ to these verbs.
verb doer
+ er
teach
bank
own
work
walk
play
climb

Now choose six of the words you have

made and put each of them in a sentence.

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.
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Adding -ful and -less to

Name: Words

When we add the suffixes -ful and -less to words then we

change the words into adjectives.
For example – hopeful – hopeless.

Now make new words with these endings.

word -ful word -less

hope hopeful hope hopeless

cheer care
hand rest
success fear
power end
thank home
wonder spot

From the new words you have made, choose three -ful
words and three -less words and use them in a sentence.
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

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Comparative and
Name: Superlative Adjectives

When we compare nouns we use comparative adjectives.

These often end in ‘er’. For example – Ben is taller than
Jo. When we compare more than two, then we use
superlative adjectives. These often end in ‘est’. For
example – Sam is taller than Jo but Rajeev is the tallest.

Complete these comparative and superlative adjectives.

Positive Comparative Superlative

tall taller tallest

slow
large
strong
high
clever

Complete these sentences using either a comparative or

superlative adjective.

1. A mouse is than a cat . (small)

2. A deer runs than an elephant. (fast)
3. Sanjit is the child in my class. (strong)
4. Sara is the girl in school. (young)
5. Alfie is than his brother. (tall)
6. My teacher is the in the school. (kind)

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Name: Check It!

Emma has written a letter. She has forgotten to

put in the capital letters and full stops. Mark
her work carefully with a coloured pencil, then
copy her letter correctly on the lines below.

dear neesha
i hope you are well we are coming to visit you soon
thank you for my birthday present i had a great time
at my party we played games sam won most of the them
mrs brown made me a cake everyone had a good time
see you soon
emma x

Write a letter to a friend. Check you have

remembered the capital letters and full stops.
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Name: Check It!

Aaisha has written a story for her teacher. She has forgotten
to put in capital letters for names and to put in speech
marks. Mark her work carefully with a coloured pencil, then
copy her story correctly on the lines below.

One day mrs smith took ben to the zoo. The zoo was in
blackpool. mrs smith said to ben Shall we have lunch in the
café? Yes please replied ben. They had a good day at
blackpool zoo, then they drove back home to preston. Thank
you for a lovely day! said ben.

Now write a story of your own about a special visit. Remember

to check you have put in capital letters and speech marks.

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Name: Check It!

Sanjit has written some instructions on how to make his

favourite sandwich. He has forgotten to make the verbs
agree. Mark his work carefully with a coloured pencil
then copy the instructions carefully on the lines below.

How to Makes a Cheese Sandwich

1. Takes two slices of bread.
2. Spreading butter on the bread.
3. Next, cutting a slice of cheese.
4. Putting the cheese on the bread.
5. Puts the other slice of bread on top.
6. Cuts the sandwich in half.
7. Eats it and enjoys it!

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Name: Write About the Park

Look carefully at the picture and then write what is

happening. Remember to write in proper sentences with
capital letters and full stops. Use the words in the box
to help you.

Fish and Chip Shop

The Park
lady
newspaper
baby
pram
The Village Bus dinner
tennis
children
walk

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Write About
Name: Windy Weather

Look carefully at the picture and then write what is

happening. Remember to write in proper sentences with
capital letters and full stops. Use the words in the box
to help you.

leaves
kite
rubbish
paper
blow
scarf
hair
lady
man

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Name: Write About

the Seaside

Look carefully at the picture and then write what is

happening. Remember to write in proper sentences with
capital letters and full stops. Use the words in the box
to help you.

ship
donkey
children
sand
shells
crabs
waves
sea
castle

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Write About
Name: the Car Crash

Look carefully at the picture and then write what is

happening. Remember to write in proper sentences with
capital letters and full stops. Use the words in the box
to help you.

wall
Is anybody hurt? passenger
skid
bricks
help
fright
nurse
doctor
ambulance

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