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Year 2
Exclamations
I can recognise an exclamation.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- An exclamation is the fourth type of simple sentence.
- An exclamation contains a verb.
- An exclamation expresses strong emotion or surprise.
- An exclamation ends with an exclamation mark.
- An exclamation starts with 'What' or 'How'.
Keywords
Exclamation - a type of simple sentence that expresses strong emotion or surprise
Emotion - feeling or mood
Surprise - not planned
Exclamation mark - a punctuation mark used to express strong emotion
Common misconception
Pupils may confuse commands and exclamations particularly if a command ends in an exclamation mark.
Spend time unpicking the features of both commands and exclamations in order to highlight the difference between the two.
Discuss intonation when reading different sentence types and encourage pupils to take note of how our voices change. For example, our voice usually goes up at the end of a question.
Teacher tip
Licence
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Lesson video
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
Which punctuation mark do all questions end with?
!
.
,
Q2.
A command....
gives a personal view.
asks the reader for an answer.
states a fact.
Q3.
Which of these are being verbs?
read
look
Q4.
Match the sentence to the sentence type:
question
statement
command
Q5.
What is the verb in this sentence? The puppies are cuddly.
Q6.
Tick the imperative verbs.
hugs
smiled
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
How many types of simple sentence are there?
two
three
five
Q2.
What do exclamations always start with?
who
when
Q3.
Match the definition to the simple sentence type.
expresses a fact or opinion
asks the reader for an answer
tells someone to do something
expresses strong emotion or surprise
Q4.
An exclamation...
asks the reader for an answer.
expresses a fact or opinion.
tells someone to do something.
Q5.
Identify which of these sentences is a command.
The ice is slippery.
I love ice skating.
How beautiful the snow is!
Q6.
Identify which of these sentences are exclamations.
Splash in the fountain!
The water is cold.