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Year 6 · English · Hyphens, bullet points and ellipsis · Lesson 2

Bullet points and ellipsis

Bullet points (introducing with a colon, consistency) and the ellipsis for suspense, pauses, trailing off and omitted words.

Whiteboard video lesson: Bullet points and ellipsis

12-minute video lesson

Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.

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What your child will learn

  • Write consistent bullet lists
  • Introduce lists with a colon
  • Use an ellipsis for effect
  • Recognise ellipses in quotations

The method

  1. Colon first.
  2. Consistent bullets.
  3. Three dots.
  4. Sparingly.

Key words: bullet points, ellipsis, consistent, suspense.

Worked examples

The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.

Question 1

What do bullet points list?

  1. Step 1: Points

Answer: separate points or items

Question 2

Which punctuation often introduces a bullet list?

  1. Step 1: Two dots

Answer: a colon

Question 3

Name a text type that uses bullet points.

  1. Step 1: Instructions

Answer: instructions / leaflet / notes / poster