Step-by-step English Level 2: Mixed sentences: capitals, stops and tricky words
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Mixed sentences: capitals, stops and tricky words
This section mixes everything in this chapter: capital letters, full stops, question marks and tricky words.
Check the first letter, the end mark, and the tricky words before you choose.
Key ideas
- Check the first letter.
- Check the end mark.
- Check the tricky words.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.______ cat is black.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.We / Me / My
- Pick the word that fits. My is the tricky word that means belonging to me.My fits
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read the sentence with My in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.Mum ______ it is time to go.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.so / some / said
- Pick the word that fits. said is the word for what Mum told us.said fits
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read the sentence with said in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.We ______ the goat on the road.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.said / see / so
- Pick the word that fits. see is the word for looking at something.see fits
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence with see in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Watch out
Watch out: a sentence can look right with the wrong end mark or the wrong tricky word. Check both.Exam tip
Grown-up tip. Ask the child to read each sentence aloud, then point to the capital letter and the end mark.
Exercise 9F Practice: mixed sentences: capitals, stops and tricky words
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.What can we ______ today?
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.dog / have / do
- Pick the word that fits. do is the verb in this question.do fits
- Write the answer. C
Check. Read the sentence with do in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Read the sentence, then choose its end mark.
- Read the whole sentence. Decide what kind of sentence it is.Can the bee see the tree
- Choose the end mark. It asks a question about the bee.? is choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. A question ends with a question mark; a statement ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. A question asks something. A statement tells something.
Method. Read the sentence, then choose its end mark.
- Read the whole sentence. Decide what kind of sentence it is.The moth is on the path
- Choose the end mark. It tells us where the moth is.. is choice B
- Write the answer. B
Check. A question ends with a question mark; a statement ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. A question asks something. A statement tells something.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.They ______ at home.
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.wore / were / where
- Pick the word that fits. were is the past of are, used with they.were fits
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence with were in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Read the sentence with each choice in the gap.
- Read the sentence with the gap. Think about what the sentence needs.______ is the shop?
- Read each choice in the gap. Only one choice makes sense.Were / Where / Come
- Pick the word that fits. Where asks about a place.Where fits
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence with Where in the gap. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Read the whole sentence with your choice in the gap.
Method. Find the first word, then put the rest in order and add a full stop.
- Find the word that starts the sentence. It starts with a capital letter.The
- Put the words in order. Read the sentence aloud as you go.The goat is at the shop.
- Add the end mark. A sentence ends with a full stop.The goat is at the shop.
- Write the answer. The goat is at the shop.
Check. Read it again: The goat is at the shop.. It makes sense. ✓
Watch out. Start with a capital letter. End with a full stop.
Method. Look at the picture, then read each sentence.
- Look at the picture. Say what it shows.sun
- Read each sentence. Find the one about the picture.The cat sat on the mat. / The sun is hot. / The bus is at the shop.
- Match the sentence. Choice B tells us about the sun.B: The sun is hot.
- Write the answer. B
Check. Read the sentence again: it talks about a sun. ✓
Watch out. A sentence that talks about something else is wrong, even if it has the same letters.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.The moth is on the path. / the moth is on the path
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The moth is on the path. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.
Method. Check the first letter and the end mark of each line.
- Look at the first letter of each line. It should be a capital letter.The bee is on the tree. / the bee is on the tree
- Look at the end of each line. It should end with a full stop.The bee is on the tree. ends with a full stop
- Pick the correct line. Only one line has both.choice A
- Write the answer. A
Check. Choice A starts with a capital and ends with a full stop. ✓
Watch out. Every sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop.