Punctuation and Spelling Games

Can you name this piece of punctuation?

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• Semi-colon

• Full stop

• Capital letter

• Colon

Why do we use commas in our writing?

• To form a list or to include extra information

• When we can't be bothered to use full stops

• When we write really long sentences

• Because they look prettier than full stops

When would you use an exclamation mark? (!)

• When you are writing something sad

• When you are writing something exciting

• Because it's fun

• When you are bored

What is the purpose of a semi colon? (;)

• To make a wink face emoji

• To list information, or join two sentences together

• To introduce a new character

• To introduce speech

When do we use capital letters?

• At the start of a sentence and for names of people and places

• In the middle of sentences, randomly

• At the end of a sentence, before a full stop

• We don't use them

What is a homophone?

• A word that is spelt the same as another word

• A word that sounds the same as another word, but with a different spelling

• A word that sounds the same as another word, but with a different spelling and meaning

• A word that is spelt the same but sounds different

What is a verb?

• A person, place or thing

• An action word

• A describing word

• A noun

What is an adjective?

• A describing word

• A verb

• An action word

• A silly word

Why do we use apostrophes?

• To show that something belongs to someone, or to replace a missing letter

• Because they look good

• To show that there is an adjective

• To describe something

Mrs D, Mrs I, Mrs FFI, Mrs C, Mrs U, Mrs LTY

What does this mnemonic spell?

• Difficult

• Difficulter

• Difficulty

• Dificulty