Using this creative Year 5 Using Dashes to Indicate Parenthesis Application worksheet, children can apply their knowledge and understanding of parenthesis to this engaging writing task. Encourage children to write a set of instructions for making a witches brew using given imperative verbs and dashes for parenthesis to give specific information.

This worksheet would make an excellent end of unit assessment piece. It could also be used for a guided writing session or as part of small group work or interventions. A modelled answer is provided for you to either share with your class as a good example or to aid your marking.