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Punctuation Worksheet Pack – Upper Primary

In English Punctuation

PDF | PDF|Grades: 4 - 6

A 6 page worksheet pack to consolidate the learning of punctuation for the upper years.

This worksheet pack covers the following punctuation concepts:

sentence punctuation (full stops, question marks, exclamation marks)
commas
quotation marks
apostrophes of contraction and possession
colons and semi-colons
hyphens, dashes and parentheses.

Answers are provided.

NSW Curriculum alignment

EN2-9B
Uses effective and accurate sentence structure, grammatical features, punctuation conventions and vocabulary relevant to the type of text when responding to and composing texts
In English Stage 2 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context
EN3-6B
Uses knowledge of sentence structure, grammar, punctuation and vocabulary to respond to and compose clear and cohesive texts in different media and technologies
In English Stage 3 B. Use language to shape and make meaning according to purpose, audience and context

Victorian Curriculum alignment

VCELA322
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nouns
In English Level 5 Writing Language
VCELA349
Understand the uses of commas to separate clauses
In English Level 6 Writing Language

Australian Curriculum alignment

ACELA1492
Recognise how quotation marks are used in texts to signal dialogue, titles and quoted (direct) speechElaborationsexploring texts to identify the use of quotation marks (Skills: Literacy, Critical and Creative Thinking)experimenting with the use of qu...
In English Year 4 Language Text structure and organisation
ACELA1506
Understand how the grammatical category of possessives is signalled through apostrophes and how to use apostrophes with common and proper nounsElaborationslearning that in Standard Australian English regular plural nouns ending in ‘s’ for...
In English Year 5 Language Text structure and organisation
ACELA1521
Understand the uses of commas to separate clausesElaborationsidentifying different uses of commas in texts (Skills: Literacy)(View this topic on www.australiancurriculum.edu.au )
In English Year 6 Language Text structure and organisation

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