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Sentence Skills for Year 6

Read each task carefully. Use Australian spelling and punctuation. Write clearly on the lines provided.

Combining Sentences

Join each set of ideas into one fluent sentence. You may use conjunctions, commas or a relative clause.

1.At the supermarket, Hamish chose a ripe mango. The mango was on special. He planned to make a smoothie.

2.Zach arrived at the checkout. He noticed that he had forgotten his reusable bags. He asked Hudson to hold the groceries while he fetched them.

3.A delivery trolley was blocking the aisle. A worker moved it. Shoppers could pass again.

4.Which conjunction did you use in your sentence about the mango, and how did it connect the ideas?

Paragraph Organisation

The five sentences below describe one supermarket visit, but they are mixed up. Write the correct order of their letters, then copy the sentences as a paragraph.

A. At last, Hamish paid for the groceries and packed them into his bags.

B. First, he checked the list his family had made before leaving home.

C. After finding everything on the list, he joined the shortest checkout queue.

D. He started by choosing apples, bread and a carton of milk.

E. Then he went along the aisles to collect the items.

5.Write the letters in the order that makes the supermarket visit clear and logical.

6.Copy the five sentences in the correct order to make a paragraph.

7.Name one word or phrase that helped you decide where a sentence belonged, and explain how it helped.

Punctuation Practice

Add or correct commas, full stops, question marks and apostrophes where needed.

8.Rewrite this sentence with commas in the correct places: Before Hudson left the supermarket he bought tomatoes cheese pasta and oranges.

9.Rewrite with commas to show that the clause is extra information: The cashier had just opened another checkout and welcomed the waiting shoppers.

10.Write an original sentence about a supermarket visit that correctly uses at least three commas.

11.Add the correct end punctuation: The delivery truck arrived before the shop opened

12.Add the correct end punctuation: Which aisle has the breakfast cereal

13.Add the correct end punctuation and explain your choice: The sign asked shoppers to keep the aisle clear

14.Write one statement and one question about choosing food at a supermarket. End each with the correct punctuation.

15.Rewrite the phrase using a possessive apostrophe: the trolley belonging to the shopper

16.Rewrite using contractions: “We will not buy that brand because it is too expensive.”

17.Correct the apostrophe error: The childrens' lunch boxes were beside the checkout.

18.Correct the apostrophe error: Its time to pack the groceries.

19.Correct the apostrophe error: The three shopper's baskets were full.

20.Write two original supermarket sentences: one with a possessive apostrophe and one with a contraction. Underline each apostrophe.

Creative Writing

Write a short story of at least two paragraphs. Imagine that a supermarket trolley begins rolling by itself just as the doors are closing. Give your story a clear beginning and middle, vary your sentence lengths, and use descriptive language. Check your commas, full stops, question marks and apostrophes.

21.Write your story below. Include at least two paragraphs.