Punctuation Practice Years 1-2: Capitals, Full Stops, Commas, Apostrophes

Targeted punctuation practice for KS1. Pupils rewrite sentences with capital letters and full stops, add question marks and exclamation marks, use commas in lists and form apostrophes for contractions and singular possession. A full-colour punctuation poster is included for display and all answers are provided.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

• Capital letters and full stops (20 sentences over 2 sheets)
• Question marks (12 sentences), exclamation marks (8 sentences)
• Commas in lists (12 sentences)
• Apostrophes for contractions (20) and singular possession (8)
• Punctuation display poster
• Full answer pages

CURRICULUM LINKS

• Year 1 (Appendix 2): capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks to demarcate sentences; capital letters for names and the pronoun I.
• Year 2 (Appendix 2): commas for lists; apostrophes for contracted forms and the possessive (singular).

HOW TO USE

1. Use as grammar starters, independent tasks or homework.
2. Display the poster near your writing area.

GOOD TO KNOW

• File format: PDF
• 12 pages (including cover and terms of use page)
• Answers are included.
• Print on A4 at 100% (actual size). Works well in black and white, with colour pages designed to look good in greyscale.
• Single-classroom licence. Please do not share, upload elsewhere or resell.
• None

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