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Punctuation, English Games for 7-11 Years. Literacy, Key Stage 2. Sentence Detectives A useful site for teaching basic punctuation marks such as question marks, exclamation marks and full stops. Includes a download option. Types of Sentence An interactive activity with the character Ed the owl. The site looks at different types of sentences and the punctuation that needed to go with them. Skillswise Sentence Grammar Choose from different types of text such as a letter, an email and story and then punctuate with full-stops and add capital letters where needed Contraction Match A drag and drop activity on the use of apostrophes in contractions.

Apostrophes for Contraction and Possession Activities which demonstrate the use of the apostrophe. Lexis the Magician A delightful interactive tutorial on compound words and apostrophes (contractions) with two cartoon characters Lexis the Magician and his friend Grizzle. Don't Use Said A great teaching resource for looking at alternatives to the word 'said' in written work. Apostrophes for Possession. Ict games. Time For Kids. Starfall's Learn to Read with phonics. Storyline Online.