Page 14 - SK Year 6 English

Writing

Let’s write.

1. A full stop (.) is placed at the end of a complete sentence.
2. A comma (,) is used to separate phrases or items in a list.
3. A question mark (?) is placed at the end of a sentence when asking a question.

4. A capital letter is used to begin a sentence, in proper nouns, and in direct speech.
5. An exclamation mark (!) is placed at the end of a sentence to show strong emotion.
6. A quotation mark ( ...”) is used in a sentence or question to indicate
speech or conversation.
Example: “How can you take them out?” asked the mother.

Rewrite the sentences. Put a full stop, capital letter, question mark,
quotation mark or comma where neccessary.

1. tan and his wife jenny lived in a village by the seaside
2. he was a fisherman and loved his job very much
3. one day he caught some fish prawns and a huge octopus

4. the octopus opened its mouth and started to talk
5. can you throw me back into the sea please asked the octopus
6. he agreed when the octopus granted his wish

Rewrite the passage using correct punctuation in neat cursive writing.

tan saw lots of food on the table jenny was wearing a new red dress are you
satisfied now he asked no said jenny she told her husband to go back to the
sea and ask the octopus for more things the octopus gave everything she
wanted
one day she wanted to be the queen of the country no she can’t have
everything she wants throw me back into the sea and go home said the
octopus
later when tan reached home jenny was in her old clothes and all her
new things had gone she was furious and told him to go back to the sea
unfortunately tan was not able to find the huge octopus again

Example:
Tan saw lots of food on the table. ...

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