I am literateI am literate

Activities to help the writing process.

Activities to help the writing process.

Click on the activity you want to do first - fill the answers in on your worksheet.

Click on the activity you want to do first - fill the answers in on your worksheet.

Nouns Adjectives Verbs

Capital Letters Sentences Punctuation

What is a noun?What is a noun?

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

John likes his cat. Both John and cat are nouns.

The car was fast. Car is a noun.

A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea.

John likes his cat. Both John and cat are nouns.

The car was fast. Car is a noun.

Noun QuizNoun Quiz

Circle the word you think is the noun in each sentence. The cup was dirty. The cat ate his food. Jon fell off his bike.

There are FIVE nouns to be found.

Circle the word you think is the noun in each sentence. The cup was dirty. The cat ate his food. Jon fell off his bike.

There are FIVE nouns to be found.

What is an AdjectiveWhat is an Adjective

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. The pretty flower.

Pretty describes the flower so it is an adjective.

The smelly cat. Smelly is an adjective

An adjective is a word that describes a noun. The pretty flower.

Pretty describes the flower so it is an adjective.

The smelly cat. Smelly is an adjective

Adjective QuizAdjective Quiz

Circle the word you think is an adjective in each sentence. Jon rode his dirty bike. The cat chased the red ball. She had a blue pen.

There are THREE adjectives to be found.

Circle the word you think is an adjective in each sentence. Jon rode his dirty bike. The cat chased the red ball. She had a blue pen.

There are THREE adjectives to be found.

What is a VerbWhat is a Verb

A verb is word that describes action - it’s a doing word.

The cat ate the mouse. Ate is a verb.

The girl sat down. Sat is a verb

A verb is word that describes action - it’s a doing word.

The cat ate the mouse. Ate is a verb.

The girl sat down. Sat is a verb

Verb QuizVerb Quiz

Circle the word in each sentence that you think is a verb. The plane flew in the sky. Jimmy chased the ball. Sarah ate her breakfast.

There are THREE verbs to be found.

Circle the word in each sentence that you think is a verb. The plane flew in the sky. Jimmy chased the ball. Sarah ate her breakfast.

There are THREE verbs to be found.

When do we use capital letters?

When do we use capital letters?

We need to use them at the start of every sentence.

We use them for the word ‘I’. We use them for the names of people

and places and things like days of the week, TV shows, song titles, movies and months of the year.

We also use them when using initials - like TV or RBS.

We need to use them at the start of every sentence.

We use them for the word ‘I’. We use them for the names of people

and places and things like days of the week, TV shows, song titles, movies and months of the year.

We also use them when using initials - like TV or RBS.

Capitals QuizCapitals Quiz Which of these words should have a

capital letter? one day peter went for a walk to the

movies. he watched titanic. it was great. then he saw james and they went to kfc for lunch.

There are TEN missing capital letters. Circle each one on your sheet.

Which of these words should have a capital letter? one day peter went for a walk to the

movies. he watched titanic. it was great. then he saw james and they went to kfc for lunch.

There are TEN missing capital letters. Circle each one on your sheet.

What is a sentence?What is a sentence?

A sentence is a group of words that makes sense on its own.

A sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

A sentence always has a subject (a who) and a verb (a what).

A sentence is a group of words that makes sense on its own.

A sentence always starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop (.), question mark (?) or exclamation mark (!).

A sentence always has a subject (a who) and a verb (a what).

Sentence QuizSentence Quiz

Which of these are sentences? Circle the ones that are sentences. To the shops. Peter ate his lunch. In the beginning. It was warm.

Which of these are sentences? Circle the ones that are sentences. To the shops. Peter ate his lunch. In the beginning. It was warm.

Punctuation!Punctuation!

Sentences can end with either a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!). Click on the links to find out more. Full stop Question mark Exclamation mark

Sentences can end with either a full stop (.), a question mark (?) or an exclamation mark (!). Click on the links to find out more. Full stop Question mark Exclamation mark

Full stop.Full stop.

Full stops come at the end of most sentences. Peter ate his food. The cat ran away. It was raining on Monday.

You can see that all these sentences are statements.

Full stops come at the end of most sentences. Peter ate his food. The cat ran away. It was raining on Monday.

You can see that all these sentences are statements.

Question marksQuestion marks

You need to put a question mark after a question. Are you coming to play? Is it raining today? Did Peter eat his food?

You need to put a question mark after a question. Are you coming to play? Is it raining today? Did Peter eat his food?

Exclamation markExclamation mark

This is not used so often. You need to put it after a command. Stand up! Go away!

Or to indicate that someone is shouting loudly or to show surprise. Let me out! Never!

This is not used so often. You need to put it after a command. Stand up! Go away!

Or to indicate that someone is shouting loudly or to show surprise. Let me out! Never!

Punctuation QuizPunctuation Quiz

Put the correct punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. I am going to the shops Go to bed Help Why are you sitting there Can I help you It’s raining today

Put the correct punctuation mark at the end of each sentence. I am going to the shops Go to bed Help Why are you sitting there Can I help you It’s raining today

The EndThe End

Congratulations - you’ve reached the end of this lesson.

When you’ve completed your worksheet, make sure you’ve put your name on it and then give it to your teacher.

Congratulations - you’ve reached the end of this lesson.

When you’ve completed your worksheet, make sure you’ve put your name on it and then give it to your teacher.