How sentences start and end

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-8

Name ______________________ Date ____________

Look at this end mark: . What is its name?
- Question mark
- Full stop
- Exclamation mark
In writing, 'The dog runs' still needs an end mark.
Circle one: True False
Look at this end mark: ! What is its name?
- Exclamation mark
- Full stop
- Question mark
Which sentence starts correctly?
- the sun is hot.
- The sun is hot.
- THe sun is hot.
Choose the correct end mark: 'What is your name__'
- .
- ?
- !
Choose the end mark for calm telling: 'The bird can fly__'
- ?
- .
- !
Which sentence forgot to start with a capital letter?
- The fox ran fast.
- Foxes have big tails.
- we saw a fox.
A question mark ends which kind of sentence?
- A telling sentence
- An excited sentence
- An asking sentence
Which sentence is written correctly from start to end?
- can we go out?
- Can we go out.
- Can we go out?
Leo wrote: 'What time is lunch.' He is asking something. How should he fix his sentence?
- What time is lunch!
- What time is lunch?
- what time is lunch?

Answer key

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Full stop · A dot at the end of a sentence is called a full stop.
True · Yes, it has no end mark yet. A full stop finishes it: 'The dog runs.'
Exclamation mark · A tall line above a dot is called an exclamation mark.
The sun is hot. · For this word, write The: capital T, then small h and e.
? · This sentence asks something, so it needs a question mark.
. · This sentence tells us something, so it needs a full stop.
we saw a fox. · 'we saw a fox.' starts with a small w. It should be a capital W.
An asking sentence · A question mark ends an asking sentence, like 'Can I play?'
Can we go out? · 'Can we go out?' starts with a capital letter and ends with a question mark, because it asks.
What time is lunch? · Leo is asking, so his sentence needs a question mark: 'What time is lunch?'