This Year 6 Using Colons to Mark Boundaries Prior Learning worksheet revises the use of semi colons to mark boundaries before moving onto colons. With three varied fluency, one reasoning and two application questions to work through, children can identify where semi colons have been used correctly, add them into given sentences and use an image to write two clauses which are demarcated with a semi colon.

This worksheet could be used with individuals or small groups of children who may need a little extra support before the main learning of this lesson. It could also be used as an informal assessment before the main lesson to identify any misconceptions.