Hello. Hello? Hello!

Sentence Skills - Punctuation

How Punctuation Changes Tone

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In This Lesson

In this exercise, we help students understand how punctuation marks can change the tone of a sentence. We also give them practice in writing question marks and exclamation marks.

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Activity Prep

• Download & print the PDF below

• Writing tools (pencils, colored pencils, markers, etc)

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How to Use

1. Download and print the PDF.

2. Trace the word "Hello" using different punctuation marks.

3. Read it aloud with different tones:

   - Use a calm tone for a sentence that ends with a period (.).

   - Use an asking tone for a question mark (?).

   - Use an exciting tone for an exclamation mark (!) !

4. Also, practice writing the question mark and exclamation mark.

Note

• Please give students an example tone for each punctuation mark.

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Common Core

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2 (Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.)

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.K.2.B (Recognize and name end punctuation.)

• CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.1.2 (Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.)

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