Check The Box
Worksheet Description
This worksheet is centered around identifying the correct ending punctuation for sentences. It presents a series of sentences and tasks the student with deciding whether each is a statement or a question. To complete the task, the student must choose between a period or a question mark to correctly end each sentence. Visual checkboxes are provided for each punctuation option, where the student can mark their choice.
The aim of this worksheet is to educate students on the difference between statements and questions and to correctly apply the appropriate punctuation. It seeks to sharpen students’ understanding of how intonation in speech correlates with punctuation in writing. Through this exercise, students learn to recognize cues within sentences that indicate whether a question mark or a period is needed. The worksheet ultimately fosters grammatical awareness and the correct usage of ending punctuation marks.