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Words for words: letter, word, sentence

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-6
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. A word is made of letters.

    Circle one:   True   False

  2. What is this mark called: ! ?

    • full stop
    • question mark
    • exclamation mark

  3. Look at 'The fish can swim.' Is it a letter, a word, or a sentence?

    • a sentence
    • a letter
    • a word

  4. Look at this mark: ? What do you call it?

    • exclamation mark
    • question mark
    • full stop

  5. Look at 'dog'. Is it a letter, a word, or a sentence?

    • a letter
    • a word
    • a sentence

  6. Is 'apple' singular or plural?

    • plural
    • singular
    • neither

  7. Which word means more than one?

    • blocks
    • basket
    • block

  8. 'Apples' means just one apple.

    Circle one:   True   False

  9. Which mark should end this sentence: 'Hip hip hooray'

    • Question mark
    • Exclamation mark
    • Full stop

  10. Which of these is a whole sentence?

    • two red shoes
    • under the big
    • The bird flew.
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Words for words: letter, word, sentence W1-mt_TfOiog-ALs-s1

  1. True · Yes. Letters join together to make a word.
  2. exclamation mark · An exclamation mark ends a sentence said with a strong feeling.
  3. a sentence · It is a group of words that tells a whole idea, so it is a sentence.
  4. question mark · A question mark shows that someone is asking something.
  5. a word · It has three letters together, so 'dog' is a word.
  6. singular · 'Apple' means just one apple, so it is singular.
  7. blocks · The s on the end of 'blocks' means more than one block.
  8. False · 'Apples' has an s on the end, so it means more than one apple.
  9. Exclamation mark · The sentence is a happy shout, so it needs an exclamation mark.
  10. The bird flew. · A sentence is a group of words that tells a whole idea.
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