Grammar words: letter, word, sentence
Use basic grammatical terminology when discussing reading and writing: letter, capital letter, word, singular, plural, sentence, punctuation, full stop, question mark, exclamation mark
What a learner can do afterwards
- Name punctuation marks correctly when pointed out in text
- Use terms like 'capital letter' and 'full stop' when editing writing
- Explain what a 'sentence' is using the correct term
The lesson
Reading and writing have special words too. Letters make words, and words make sentences.
A sentence is a group of words. It tells a whole idea, like 'The cat sat.'
Look at this sentence: 'The cat sat.' It has three words: The, cat, sat. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Punctuation marks have names too. A full stop (.) ends a telling sentence. A question mark (?) ends an asking sentence. An exclamation mark (!) ends a shouting sentence.
Letters build words, words build sentences that punctuation marks help you read.
Watch it
Where it sits
This opens up
Where this leads
Jobs that lean on this skill. Follow one to see everything it is built on.
8 questions wait behind this lesson, each with its answer explained. Every answer feeds the sky: stars light as they are learned, and dim when it is time to come back.