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Colons, Semicolons and Dashes practice for Years 5–6
English · Punctuation · Key Stage 2. From capital letters and full stops to semicolons and dashes.
What your child will learn
- Use colons to introduce lists and explanations, and semicolons and dashes to mark boundaries between clauses.
- Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity and brackets to add extra information.
Try some free colons, semicolons and dashes questions
These are real BrightWorld questions. In the app, every question adapts to your child’s level and comes with hints and worked examples.
Question 1. Which sentence uses a colon correctly?
- You will need three things a ruler: a pencil and a sharpener.
- You will need three things: a ruler, a pencil and a sharpener.
- You will need: three things a ruler, a pencil and a sharpener.
Show the answer
You will need three things: a ruler, a pencil and a sharpener.
Question 2. Which word means ‘to cover again’?
- re-cover
- recover
Show the answer
re-cover
How BrightWorld helps with colons, semicolons and dashes
Children practise colons, semicolons and dashes at Easy, Medium or Hard, in mixed quizzes, in the Answer Run game and inside story missions. If they get stuck, they get a hint and a worked example; if they’re flying, the questions get harder. Parents see how they’re doing in the parent area.
Practise colons, semicolons and dashes in BrightWorld
BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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Related topics
Capital Letters and End Marks Commas Apostrophes Speech Marks and Dialogue