KS1

GPS

Missing Punctuation Test Practice

Worksheet
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Gain a better insight into what your children know and understand about punctuation with this KS1 Missing Punctuation resource.

With 12 pre-prepared sentences on each of the four differentiated worksheets, children will need to use their knowledge and understanding of punctuation to help them complete the given sentences.

Ideal for use as an assessment task, this multi-purpose resource can also be used as a set of practice questions to be completed in class or at home. Answers are provided.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Beginning to punctuate sentences using a capital letter / Using a capital letter for names of people, places, the days of the week, and the personal pronoun ‘I’ / Introduction to capital letters to demarcate sentences / Terminology for pupils: letter / Terminology for pupils: capital letter
  • Beginning to punctuate sentences using a full stop / Introduction to full stops to demarcate sentences / Terminology for pupils: full stop
  • Beginning to punctuate sentences using a question mark / Introduction to question marks to demarcate sentences / Terminology for pupils: question mark
  • Beginning to punctuate sentences using an exclamation mark / Introduction to exclamation marks to demarcate sentences / Terminology for pupils: exclamation mark
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: full stops / Use of full stops to demarcate sentences
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: capital letters / Use of capital letters to demarcate sentences
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: exclamation marks / Use of exclamation marks to demarcate sentences
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: question marks / Use of question marks to demarcate sentences
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: commas for lists / Commas to separate items in a list / Terminology for pupils: comma
  • Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly including: apostrophes for contracted forms and apostrophes for the possessive (singular) / Apostrophes to mark where letters are missing in spelling and to mark singular possession in nouns [for example, the girl’s name] / Terminology for pupils: apostrophe