Year 7 · English · Writing
Punctuation
Use colons, semicolons, commas and speech punctuation correctly in complex sentences and dialogue.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Punctuation — Slot colons, semicolons, commas and speech marks into 3D sentence tiles, then spot fragments, comma splices and dialogue mistakes.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 3 (Years 7–8), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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More Year 7 English topics
Word origins and vocabulary · Comprehension strategies · Text structures and features · Thinking critically about texts · Spelling patterns · Sentences and grammar · Writing to entertain · Writing to inform · Writing to persuade · Planning, drafting and editing