TheLearnDenYear 2 · English
Use Appropriate Punctuation
Year 2 learners practise commas apostrophes and capital letters.
The activities include Correct Mistakes in Punctuation, Know Whether Apostrophes Show Possession or Contraction, Practise Using Its and Its, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, worksheet, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Correct Mistakes in Punctuation
- Know Whether Apostrophes Show Possession or Contraction
- Practise Using Its and Its
- Punctuate Text Using a Range of Punctuation
- Recognise the Correct Use of Capital Letters
- Revise Basic Sentence Punctuation
- Revise the Use of Capital Letters in Sentences and for Proper Nouns
- Use Commas in Lists
Checked learning resources
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Sentence Types and End Punctuation
YouTube — Smile and Learn · Video · Opens on the provider website
KS1-friendly video links statements, questions, commands and exclamations to their punctuation.
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Apostrophes for Contraction and Singular Possession
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Exact Year 2 lesson video teaches distinguishing apostrophes for missing letters from singular possession.
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Year 2 Contractions Video Lesson
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Year 2 video explains apostrophes for omitted letters, supporting the contrast between it's and possessive its.
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Capital Letters Correctly
YouTube — Twinkl · Video · Opens on the provider website
Child-friendly video models capitals at sentence starts and for names and proper nouns.
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Year 2 Using Commas in Lists Video
Twinkl · Video · Account may be required
Exact Year 2 video models commas separating list items.
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KS1 Punctuation
BBC Bitesize · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS1 explanations reinforce the purpose of sentence punctuation.
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PlanIt Y2: Correctly Demarcating Sentences
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 lesson covers capital letters, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks.
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Year 2 SPaG Activity Booklet
Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required
Year 2 practice asks pupils to correct and apply sentence punctuation.