Grade 2 · English Language Arts · Unit 3 of 8
Super Sentences
Capitals and end marks
What your child practises
Starting sentences and names with capitals, and choosing a period, question mark or exclamation mark.
Newfoundland and Labrador Curriculum curriculum outcome: Writing and representing: strategies (by Grade 3) · capital letters, end punctuation and complete sentences
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which mark goes at the end?
Jay has two cats
- .
- ?
- !
.
Hint: Is it just telling something? Use a period .
Question 2
Which mark goes at the end?
Can we play outside
- .
- ?
- !
?
Hint: Is it asking something? Use a question mark ?
Question 3
Which sentence is written the right way?
- My cat likes to nap.
- My cat likes to nap
- my cat likes to nap.
My cat likes to nap.
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a . or ? or !
Question 4
Which word should always start with a capital letter?
- friday
- happy
- school
friday
Hint: Names of people, places and days start with a capital letter. Friday!
Question 5
Which word should always start with a capital letter?
- canada
- garden
- funny
canada
Hint: Names of people, places and days start with a capital letter. Canada!
Question 6
Which sentence is written the right way?
- Ollie can swim fast
- ollie can swim fast.
- Ollie can swim fast.
Ollie can swim fast.
Hint: A sentence starts with a capital letter and ends with a . or ? or !