Question marks and exclamation marks

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Years 1 and 2 · English

Question marks and exclamation marks: I can use question marks and exclamation marks.

1. Can you see the cat? This sentence asks something.

   It is a question. It ends with a question mark.

   A question mark looks like a hook and a dot.

   Picture: The sentence "Can you see the cat?", with the question mark underlined.

2. Here are four questions.

   The asking words are who, what, where and is.

   Each question ends with a question mark.

   Picture: The sentence "Who is it? What is that? Where is Tom? Is it hot?", with "Who", "What", "Where" and "Is" underlined.

3. Your turn: I am Sam. Can you hop? Tap the question mark.

   Picture: The sentence "I am Sam. Can you hop?"

   Tap the right word.

   Answer

   The answer: question mark

   The question mark is after hop, at the end of the question.

   Picture: The sentence "I am Sam. Can you hop?", with the question mark underlined.

Words to know

question:

A sentence that asks something.

question mark:

The mark ? at the end of a question. It looks like a hook and a dot.

asking word:

A word like who, what, where, is or can that starts a question.

exclamation mark:

The mark ! at the end of a sentence that shows surprise or a strong feeling.

full stop:

The dot at the end of a telling sentence.