24 related resources

Correcting Sentences Worksheet

Twelve insect-themed sentences are edited for capitals, apostrophes, and ending punctuation, then compared with a completed second page.
Grades
Grades 2–5, Elementary
File type
PDF
Preparation
Print ready

Updated Jul 11, 2021

Subject
ELA, Writing, Grammar, Language Development, Spelling
Topic
Capitalization, sentences that need to be corrected
Resource types
Worksheets & Printables, Worksheets
Preparation
Print ready

About this resource

What's inside this resource

This worksheet is great for helping students to identify and correct errors in capitalization, commas, and apostrophes. It's a quick and easy way to help your students improve their writing skills!

In the classroom

Teaching tips & learning objectives

Learning objectives

  • Capitalize sentence beginnings and proper nouns

  • Insert apostrophes in possessive or contracted forms

  • Choose ending punctuation that matches sentence purpose

Teaching tips

  • Sort the sentences by statement, question, or exclamation before choosing final marks.

  • Ask learners to name the convention rule applied to one correction in each item.

Skills covered

  • Sentence editing — several convention types are handled together.

  • Punctuation choice — final marks reflect sentence purpose.

  • Possessive and proper-noun conventions — internal word changes are identified.

No reviews yet

Downloaded this resource? Tell other teachers how it went.

Resource details

Concepts & topics

Explore more

Categories this resource belongs to

Explore related searches

More to explore

You may also like