Thinking Routine:
Careful! That
ant is poisonous.
Exclamation
Mark!
WALT:
Aim
Identify and use an exclamation mark correctly in
sentences.
Success Criteria
•I will be able to identify the use of exclamation
marks.
•I will be able to use exclamation marks and frame
sentences.
This is an exclamation mark.
You can use it in a few ways…
Use exclamation marks to:
• show surprise;
• add emphasis;
• show strength;
• show shouting.
So, what is an exclamation sentence?
An exclamation sentence is used when someone is surprised. It always starts with
‘How’ or ‘What’ and contains a verb and a noun.
What a
How kind you are!
great footballer you are!
You can have exclamations
that aren’t sentences.
These still start with ‘How’ or ‘What’ but have no verb.
What fun! How lovely!
But what about the other ways of
using the exclamation mark?
Use it for a command.
Go away!
Drink your tea! Be quiet!
Come here! Sit Down!
It makes it sound like someone is shouting.
Use it for surprise or excitement.
Oops!
Wow! I love it!
Summer holidays! Brilliant!
Compare these sentences.
Without an ! With an !
I love your hair. I love your hair!
How funny you are. How funny you are!
What a lovely pie that is. What a lovely pie that is!
Thank you very much for coming. Thank you very much for coming!
We are going on holiday. We are going on holiday!
Discuss: What’s the difference?
So…what do we know?
An exclamation mark can:
• be used for an exclamation phrase starting with
‘How’ or ‘What’;
• be used in a exclamation sentence that starts with
‘How’ or ‘What’ and contains a verb and a noun;
• be used in other ways to show surprise, emphasis,
strength or shouting.
WALT:
Aim
Identify and use an exclamation mark correctly in
sentences.
Success Criteria
•I will be able to identify the use of exclamation
marks.
•I will be able to use exclamation marks and frame
sentences.
Independent
Activity:
Skills Builder page
26.
Plenary
Simon Says….
WALT:
Aim
Identify and use an exclamation mark correctly in
sentences.
Success Criteria
•I will be able to identify the use of exclamation
marks.
•I will be able to use exclamation marks and frame
sentences.
