This ‘Make a Match’ game is a fun way for pupils in year 2 to explore punctuating different sentence types. Pupils can decide which sentence type is on the card (statement, question, exclamation or command) and then match the sentences to the punctuation that should be used.
The game can be played as a class or in small groups and is perfect for adult led interventions to revisit key knowledge and skills.
This resource pack includes:
- punctuation cards
- sentence types heading cards
- 24 sentence cards
National Curriculum English programme of study links
To learn how to use sentences with different forms: statement, question, exclamation and command.
Pupils should be taught to use both familiar and new punctuation correctly (see Appendix 2) including full stops, capital letters, question marks, exclamation marks ...