Tutorpip← About this lessonAHide the answer keyDownload PDF
Typing · Ages 7+ · Set A
Full stops and commas
Scan to mark
on screen
A
Name
Date
Start Finish
Goal: 15 min
Score/ 10
Remember: A comma is a tiny rest in the middle. A full stop is a big stop at the end. Both touch the word before them.

Read and answer

Read the story, then answer.

Ravi's shopping listRavi typed a shopping list for Dad: apples bananas grapes pears eggs milk bread. There was no tiny mark between the things, so at the market Ravi read it all in one big breath and ran out of puff! "Let's give this list some tiny rests," said Dad. He drew a dot with a little tail. That mark is a comma. Ravi read the list again, with a tiny breath at each comma. Kiwi the parrot tried a full stop after every thing, and everybody froze at every stop. A comma is a tiny rest in the middle of a sentence. A full stop is a big stop at the very end. Type a comma straight after the word, with no space before it. Then tap the space bar once.
1
What is a comma?
a big stop at the enda tiny rest in the middlea gap between words
2
Kiwi the parrot put a full stop after every thing, and everybody froze at every stop.
TrueFalse
3
A full stop goes at the of a sentence.
startendmiddle

On the keyboard

A comma is a tiny rest. A full stop is a big stop.

4
The blue key is the comma. Which finger types it?
the right ring fingerthe left pinkythe right middle finger
5
Join each key to the finger that taps it.
  1. 1the comma
  2. 2the full stop
  3. 3the space bar
  • Aright ring finger
  • Bright middle finger
  • Ca thumb
6
Which list has its commas in the right places?
cat ,dog ,hen.cat dog, hencat, dog, hen.
7
A comma goes after a space, not touching the word.
TrueFalse
8
Join each mark to its job.
  1. 1comma
  2. 2full stop
  3. 3capital letter
  • Aa big stop at the end
  • Bstarts the next sentence
  • Ca tiny rest
9
Number the keys to type red, blue.
  • Type a comma right after it
  • Tap the space bar once
  • Type the word blue
  • Type a full stop right after it
  • Type the word red
10
Ravi typed apples , pears. Which slip should he fix?
the full stop is missingthere is a space before the commathe list needs a capital letter

Copy and write

11
Copy it. red, blue, green.
12
Write a list of three foods you like, with commas and a full stop.
Scan the code at the top to mark this sheet on screenTake a photo of your answers or type them. It is marked for you automatically, and your score is kept.
Answer key · Set A
Full stops and commas
1a tiny rest in the middle A comma is a tiny rest in the middle of a sentence. A full stop is the big stop at the end.
2True A full stop after every thing is a lot of stopping. A comma is the tiny rest between things.
3end A full stop goes right after the last word, like a stop sign for your voice.
4the right middle finger The right middle finger types the comma. It sits just below the k key.
51-B, 2-A, 3-C The comma is the right middle finger's, the full stop is the right ring finger's, and a thumb taps the space bar.
6cat, dog, hen. A comma touches the word before it, and the space comes after it. The list ends with a full stop.
7False A comma sits straight after the word, with no space before it.
81-C, 2-A, 3-B A comma rests, a full stop ends, and a capital letter marks the start of the next sentence.
92, 3, 4, 5, 1 The comma touches red, then one space, then blue, and the full stop touches blue.
10there is a space before the comma A comma sits right next to its word. Backspace to the space and take it out.
12Your own words: a grown-up reads it.
Mark each answer, count the right ones and write the score on the sheet.