Year 2 in England
1st grade punctuation
3 1st grade punctuation skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.
Mixed review
Ten questions drawn from every skill below.
Capital letters and full stops (periods)
CCSS L.1.2.ACCSS L.1.2.BEngland: Y1 GPS (capital letters, full stops)England: Y2 GPS
Example
Which sentence is written correctly? • the moon is bright tonight • The moon is bright tonight. • the moon is bright tonight. • The moon is bright tonight
- A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (period).
- So the answer is: The moon is bright tonight.
Answer: The moon is bright tonight.
Question marks and exclamation marks
CCSS L.1.2.BEngland: Y1 GPSEngland: Y2 GPS
Example
Which punctuation mark should end this sentence? Hooray, we won
- Questions end with ?; exclamations (strong feelings, warnings, What a…! How…!) end with !
- So the answer is: !
Answer: !
Builds on: Ending a sentence: . ? !
Capitals for names, days, months and places
CCSS L.1.2.AEngland: Y1 GPS (capital letters for names, places, days)England: Y2 GPS
Example
Which word should start with a capital letter? My party is on saturday.
- Names of people, pets, places, days and months are proper nouns: they need capital letters.
- So the answer is: saturday
Answer: saturday
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