Year 6 Colons to Mark Boundaries and Lists Activity

Colons to Mark Boundaries and Lists Game

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 6 Colons to Mark Boundaries and Lists Activity is designed to help pupils practise identifying when a colon has been used to introduce a list and when colons are used to mark boundaries between independent clauses. The game comprises 5 questions where pupils will determine how a colon has been used in a given sentence, select to show which sentences require a colon for a list or to mark boundaries, drag and drop sentences to indicate how a colon has been used, drag and drop a colon to complete sentences, and fill in the blanks to show which word a colon would be placed after in two sentences.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Writing – Vocabulary, Grammar and Punctuation
English Year 6: (6G5.10) Using colons to mark boundaries between independent clauses

English Year 6: (6G5.10) Using a colon to introduce a list

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