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Free Year 6 Punctuation Worksheets

1 free punctuation resources for Year 6: 1 worksheets. Answers included.

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Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. In Year 6, Year 6 consolidates primary maths: operations with fractions and decimals, percentages, integers, order of operations and probability.

Students will practise: using a semicolon to join related main clauses; using a colon to introduce a list or explanation; choosing between a comma, semicolon and colon; avoiding common semicolon and colon errors.

Worksheets

Printable practice with an answer sheet.

  • Worksheet

    Semicolons and Colons

    Students meet two punctuation marks that make writing more sophisticated: the semicolon, which joins two closely related complete…

    Difficulty
    Level 3 · Challenge
    Time
    18 min
    Questions
    17 questions
    Answers
    Answers included

Common questions

What do Year 6 students learn about punctuation?

Capital letters, full stops, commas, apostrophes and speech marks. At Year 6, our resources focus on: using a semicolon to join related main clauses; using a colon to introduce a list or explanation; choosing between a comma, semicolon and colon; avoiding common semicolon and colon errors.

Where should we start?

Start with the Level 1 or Level 2 worksheet, then move up a level. Finish with the topic test if there is one.

Are answers included?

Yes — every worksheet has an answer sheet. Maths answer sheets show the working; English tasks include model answers or success criteria.

How to use these resources

  1. Pair a reading comprehension with a writing prompt on a similar text type.
  2. Use the model answers and success criteria on the answer sheet to talk through what 'good' looks like.
  3. Keep spelling practice short and daily; test on Friday.
  4. Edit a piece of writing together using the grammar worksheet for the skill they're learning.

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