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Year 7 · English · Grammar refresher · Lesson 3

Punctuation that matters

Punctuation that matters: full stops, commas, apostrophes for possession and contraction (its/it's), punctuating speech, colons and semicolons.

Whiteboard video lesson: Punctuation that matters

18-minute video lesson

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

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What your child will learn

  • Use apostrophes correctly
  • Tell its and it's apart
  • Punctuate speech correctly
  • Use commas, colons and semicolons

The method

  1. Capitals + end marks.
  2. Apostrophes.
  3. Speech.
  4. Read aloud.

Key words: punctuation, apostrophe, contraction, possession, speech marks, colon, semicolon.

Worked examples

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

Question 1

What are the two jobs of an apostrophe?

  1. Step 1: P and C

Answer: possession and contraction (missing letters)

Question 2

Write the contraction of ‘do not’.

  1. Step 1: Missing o

Answer: don't

Question 3

Write the contraction of ‘I am’.

  1. Step 1: Missing a

Answer: I'm