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Fix the sentence

    1. 1A
      capital
    2. 2.
      end mark
    3. 3is
      sounds right
    4. 41 2 3
      in order

    Read it again

    Ava wrote a note. Then she read it again, like a detective. She checked four things. Is there a capital? Is there an end mark? Do the words sound right? Are they in order?

  2. my hat is blue
    Not yet
    My hat is blue.
    Fixed

    Capitals and end marks

    Ava found this: my hat is blue. It needs a capital M at the start. It needs a period at the end. Place names, like Chicago, need capitals too.

  3. The cat plays.
    one
    The cats play.
    more than one

    One or more than one

    Use is with one. Use are with more than one. The cat is soft. The cats are soft. One cat plays. Two cats play.

  4. She go.
    Not yet
    She goes.
    Fixed

    Words that sound right

    With I, say I have, not I has. With he, she or one name, the verb often adds s. She goes to school. Yesterday tells you to use the past: Yesterday I ate.

  5. My cats are hungry.

    Try this

    Find two mistakes: my cats is hungry. My needs a capital. Cats means more than one, so use are. My cats are hungry.

For parents

Goal: Your child learns to read a sentence again and fix capitals, end marks and words that do not sound right.

  • Ask your child to read their sentence aloud. The ear often catches what the eye misses.
  • Practice these pairs: I have, she has, the cat is, the cats are, she goes.
  • When something is wrong, ask: what would sound right here? Let your child find the fix.

Away from the screen: Write a short note with two mistakes in it, like a missing capital and a missing period. Let your child be the teacher and fix it with a colored pencil.

English · Building Sentences
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