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Year 6 · English · SATs grammar and writing revision · Lesson 3

Punctuation revision

SATs punctuation revision: commas, apostrophes for contraction and possession, inverted commas, parenthesis, colons, semi-colons and hyphens, and how punctuation changes meaning.

Whiteboard video lesson: Punctuation revision

13-minute video lesson

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

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What your child will learn

  • Use commas correctly
  • Use apostrophes for possession and contraction
  • Punctuate direct speech
  • Use parenthesis and other marks

The method

  1. Capitals and ends.
  2. Commas.
  3. Apostrophes.
  4. Pairs.

Key words: comma, apostrophe, inverted commas, parenthesis, possession.

Worked examples

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

Question 1

Add a comma: ‘After lunch we played rounders.’

  1. Step 1: After lunch

Answer: After lunch, we played rounders.

Question 2

Add commas: ‘I bought apples pears and plums.’

  1. Step 1: List

Answer: I bought apples, pears and plums.

Question 3

Add a comma: ‘Although it was late we kept reading.’

  1. Step 1: After clause

Answer: Although it was late, we kept reading.