📚 Quick Study Guide: Sentences Ending with a Period
- 🧐 A sentence is a group of words that tells a complete thought.
- 🛑 Most sentences end with a period (.).
- 💬 We use a period when a sentence is telling us something or stating a fact. These are called declarative sentences.
- ✍️ Always put a period at the very end of a sentence, right after the last word, with no space in between.
- 🎉 Periods help us know when to pause when we are reading aloud.
📝 Practice Quiz: Period Power!
1. Which sentence correctly ends with a period?
A) The dog ran fast
B) The dog ran fast.
C) The dog ran fast!
2. Look at this sentence: "Birds can fly" Where should the period go?
A) Birds can fly.
B) Birds can fly .
C) Birds can fly?
3. Which of these is a sentence that should end with a period?
A) What is your name
B) I like ice cream
C) Wow, that's amazing
4. Identify the sentence that tells a fact and needs a period.
A) Is it raining outside
B) The sun is a star
C) Go clean your room
5. Complete the sentence with the correct ending: "My favorite color is blue___"
A) ?
B) !
C) .
6. Which sentence tells a complete thought and ends correctly?
A) My cat sleeping
B) The flowers are pretty.
C) What a lovely day
7. Choose the sentence that is a statement and finishes with a period.
A) Please close the door
B) How old are you
C) The apple is red.
Click to see Answers
1. B
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. B
7. C