Year 1 English: Joining ideas with and
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Joining ideas with and
We can join two ideas with the word and. This makes one sentence instead of two short ones.
Two sentences: Sam has a ball. Sam has a book. Joined: Sam has a ball and a book. The word and joins the two things. There is only one full stop, at the end.
Sam has a ball and a book. He reads on Monday. Mia has a bat and a ball.
Read the box above. You will use it in the questions.
Key ideas
- The word and joins two ideas or two things.
- A joined sentence has one full stop at the end.
- Write a repeated name only once.
- Ordinary words stay small, even when they are joined with and.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Ruby has a cat. Ruby has a dog.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Ruby has a cat and a dog.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Ruby has a cat and a dog.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.I like buns. I like cake.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.I like buns and cake.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.I like buns and cake.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Noah ran. Noah jumped.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Noah ran and jumped.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Noah ran and jumped.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Watch out
Watch out: do not leave out and, and do not put two full stops in the joined sentence. Sam has a ball. and a book. is wrong. The joined sentence needs one full stop, at the end.
Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Say two short sentences, then join them with and. Ask: “Can we say that in one sentence?” Let your child say the joined sentence aloud before you write it on paper.
Exercise 6F Joining sentences with and
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Sam has a bat. Sam has a ball.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Sam has a bat and a ball.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Sam has a bat and a ball.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Mia has a hat. Mia has a bag.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Mia has a hat and a bag.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Mia has a hat and a bag.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.I like cats. I like dogs.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.I like cats and dogs.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.I like cats and dogs.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Ali ran. Ali jumped.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Ali ran and jumped.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Ali ran and jumped.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Leo can run. Leo can swim.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Leo can run and swim.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Leo can run and swim.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Priya has a cat. Priya has a rabbit.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Priya has a cat and a rabbit.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Priya has a cat and a rabbit.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.We ate bread. We ate soup.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.We ate bread and soup.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.We ate bread and soup.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Look at the picture and find the word that joins the two things.
- Look at the picture. It shows a ball and a book.ball and book
- Find the joining word. The word and joins the two things.a ball and a book
- Write the answer. and
Check. Read it aloud: Sam has a ball and a book. ✓
Watch out. Use and to join the two things, not a full stop.
Method. Keep the first sentence. Then join the second idea to it with the word and.
- Read both sentences. Look for the words that are the same.Leo can run. Leo can jump.
- Join the two ideas with and. Write the repeated words only once.Leo can run and jump.
- Write one sentence with one full stop. Only the end of the joined sentence needs a full stop.Leo can run and jump.
Check. Read it aloud. It still tells both ideas. ✓
Watch out. Use one full stop at the end. Do not put a full stop in the middle.
Method. Find the two things that are joined.
- Read the sentence. Two things are joined in the sentence.red socks ___ blue socks
- Choose the joining word. The word and joins the two things.red socks and blue socks
- Write the answer. and
Check. Read it aloud: Noah has red socks and blue socks. ✓
Watch out. Use and, not a full stop, when two things are in one sentence.
Method. Check which sentence has the words in the right places.
- Read sentence A. It has one full stop, at the end.Ben has a bike and a ball.
- Read sentence B. It has a full stop in the middle, which is wrong.Ben has a bike. and a ball.
- Choose the right one. A joined sentence has one full stop at the end.Ben has a bike and a ball.
Check. Read both out loud. Only A is one sentence. ✓
Watch out. Do not put a full stop in the middle of a joined sentence.
Method. Each full stop ends one sentence.
- Look for the full stops. Each full stop comes at the end of a sentence.Full stops: 1, 2, 3
- Count the sentences. One full stop for each sentence.3 sentences
- Write the answer. 3
Check. Count the dots in the box: there are 3. ✓
Watch out. Count the full stops, not the lines.
Method. Look for the word and in the box.
- Find the word and. Look for the joining word.a ball and a book; a bat and a ball
- Count how many times it is there. Count each one you found.2 times
- Write the answer. 2
Check. Read the box again and point at each and. ✓
Watch out. Do not count the word a as and.
Method. Think about how many ideas there are, and how many full stops.
- Read the sentence. Ella joins two ideas.I like tea and I like juice.
- Count the full stops. There is one full stop, at the end.One full stop
- Write the answer. The word and joins two ideas in one sentence.One sentence.
Check. Read it aloud as one sentence, with one full stop. ✓
Watch out. Two ideas can be joined into one sentence with and.