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KS1 Using exclamation marks Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly Grammarsaurus www.grammarsaurus.co.uk 1 1 An exclamation mark looks like this What is an exclamation mark? It is a line with a full stop

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Using exclamation marks

Learning how to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly

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What is an exclamation mark?

An exclamation mark looks like this It is a line with a full stop underneath. It is used at the end of an utterance or sentence.

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When do we use

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To show something is very surprising or shocking.

What a big pile of gifts you have!

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Stop! Wow!

It can be used after just one word

For example, It shows a word which is being uttered in shock or surprise.

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Rule: A exclamation mark is฀used to show that an exclamation or an interjection has finished.

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Exclamation – when might you utter the following things?

That’s a big present! What a lovely day it is! Woah! Stop! It’s over!

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An exclamation sentence starts with ‘What’ or ‘How’ and ends with !

Examples:

What a cute, fluffy dog he is! How lovely this snow is!

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Wow How shiny your shoes are What are you doing over here Stop shouting

Which sentence needs an exclamation mark? Read the sentences and add ! where it is needed. One does not need a !

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Wow! How shiny your shoes are! What are you doing over here? Stop shouting! ANSWERS

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Which sentence had the mistake in it? This is a question sentence and not an exclamation sentence. Someone is asking a question. They are not exclaiming anything.

What are you doing over here?

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Spot the mistake

Stop it now! What a happy boy! The football game was amazing! What time is it!

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Stop it now! What a happy boy! The football game was amazing! What time is it! ANSWERS

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  • 1. Share some sentences together which you think need to have an exclamation mark at the end of them.
  • 2. Choose your favourite sentence.
  • 3. Share it with another pair.
  • 4. Check they are correct, give high fives if so and go share with another pair.

Partner task

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Independent activity

Complete the task sheets. There are two different types of task sheets to complete.