Sentence for Exclamation – Year 2 SPaG Worksheet

This bright, appealing PDF writing worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using exclamation sentences in KS1.

This primary resource is divided into five sections:

• Understand
  Fill in the missing words to complete the exclamations.
• Challenge
  Look at the pictures. What are these people thinking? Write an exclamation for each of them.
• Test
  Tick all of the sentences that are exclamations. Underline the exclamations in each passage and add exclamation marks where necessary.
• Explain
  Using your own words, explain what exclaim is.
• Apply
  Imagine that you were caught in the worst storm ever. Write a short passage about how you got home. Include three exclamations to show that you can use them.

This 15-minute challenge features activities that include SATs-style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.

What is an exclamation?

An exclamation is a forceful statement which expresses high levels of excitement or emotion. Exclamations begin with ‘what’ or ‘how’ and are usually punctuated by an exclamation mark.

‘What’ exclamation sentence examples

• What a good friend you are!
• What a mess you’ve made!
• What big teeth you have, Grandma!
• What an exciting day it was for Molly.

‘How’ exclamation sentence examples

• How sweet you look in that costume!
• How tall the flowers have grown in the garden!
• How clever she is!
• How weird this day out has been.

National Curriculum English programme of study links

• Learning how to use sentences with different forms.
• How the grammatical patterns in a sentence indicate its function as an exclamation.

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• Worksheets featuring five sections: understand challenge test explain and apply. Activities include SATs style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses with eye-catching images as prompts