Y6

GPS

Using Colons and Semi-colons Prior Learning

Worksheet
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Use this Year 6 Using Colons and Semi-colons Prior Learning to assess children's understanding of commas in a list before moving onto the learning for this lesson of colons and semi-colons in a list.

An answer sheet is provided to make marking and misconception checking quicker and easier.

This worksheet could be used as a prior knowledge check before the lesson or with small groups of children who may be struggling or simply need a little extra support with writing lists.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using semi-colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Use of the semi-colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses [for example, It’s raining; I’m fed up] / Use of semi-colons within lists / Terminology for pupils: semi-colon
  • Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses / Indicate grammatical and other features by: Using a colon to introduce a list / Use of the colon to mark the boundary between independent clauses / Use of the colon to introduce a list / Terminology for pupils: colon