This bright, appealing PDF writing worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using exclamation sentences in KS1.
This primary resource is divided into five sections:
- Understand
Fill in the missing words to complete the exclamations.
- Challenge
Look at the pictures. What are these people thinking? Write an exclamation for each of them.
- Test
Tick all of the sentences that are exclamations. Underline the exclamations in each passage and add exclamation marks where necessary.
- Explain
Using your own words, explain what exclaim is.
- Apply
Imagine that you were caught in the worst storm ever. Write a short passage about how you got home. Include three exclamations to show that you can use them.
This 15-minute challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
What is an exclamation?
An exclamation is a forceful statement which expresses high levels of excitement or emotion. Exclamations begin with ‘what’ or ‘how’ and are usually punctuated by an exclamation mark.
‘What’ exclamation sentence examples
- What a good friend you are!
- What a mess you’ve made!
- What big teeth you have, Grandma!
- What an exciting day it was for Molly.
‘How’ exclamation sentence examples
- How sweet you look in that costume!
- How tall the flowers have grown in the garden!
- How clever she is!
- How weird this day out has been.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
- Learning how to use sentences with different forms.
- How the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as an exclamation.