Punctuation Practice Worksheet for Early Learners

How to use this worksheet

Read each sentence aloud together, paying close attention to whether it's asking something or simply telling something. Ask your child, 'Does this sentence sound like a question, or is it just telling us something?' before they decide which punctuation mark to write. Have your child write the correct mark — a period or a question mark — in the box at the end of the sentence, then reread the completed sentence aloud with the appropriate tone of voice.

Materials needed

• Pencil
• Eraser

Extension activities

• 1Have the child create their own sentences, one that's a question and one that's a statement, using question marks and periods correctly.
• 2Read a short story together and identify the punctuation marks used, discussing why each one was chosen.
• 3Play a game where you say a sentence and your child decides whether it needs a period or a question mark.
• 4Practice reading sentences aloud with rising intonation for questions and falling intonation for statements.