Year 1 · Questions and Exclamations · Summary
Year 1 English Questions and Exclamations: summary and key words
Part of the Year 1 English questions and exclamations chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Full stop | Ends a sentence that tells something. Example: The bus is red. |
| Question mark | Ends a sentence that asks something. Example: Is the bus red? |
| Exclamation mark | Ends a sentence that shows a strong feeling. Example: Wow! |
| Question words | who (a person), what (a thing), where (a place), when (a time), why (a reason), how (the way, or how many). |
| Choosing the mark | Ask: is it asking, showing a strong feeling, or telling? |
| Talking about writing | Letter, word, sentence, punctuation. Singular means one, and plural means more than one. |
Can you…?
- I can say what a full stop, a question mark and an exclamation mark are for
- I can put a question mark at the end of a question
- I can use an exclamation mark for a strong feeling
- I can choose the right end mark for a sentence
- I can use the question words who, what, where, when, why and how
- I can use the words letter, word, sentence, singular, plural and punctuation
Key terms
- question
- a sentence that asks for information
- question mark
- the mark (?) at the end of a question
- exclamation mark
- the mark (!) at the end of a sentence that shows a strong feeling
- full stop
- the mark (.) at the end of a sentence that tells something
- question word
- who, what, where, when, why or how, used to start a question
- punctuation
- the marks we write to help the reader, such as full stops and question marks
- letter
- one of the 26 letters of the alphabet
- word
- a group of letters with a space before and after it
- sentence
- a group of words that tells a whole idea
- singular
- one thing, like dog
- plural
- more than one thing, like dogs