English /Grammar & Language /Editing & Punctuation

Browse our collection of editing and punctuation worksheets. These resources help learners understand the correct use of punctuation including full stops, commas, capitals, speech marks and more. Some worksheets focus on specific punctuation, while other worksheets require students to edit whole passages of text for multiple punctuation and spelling errors.

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Is a Capital Needed?

Circle to show whether or not a capital letter is needed for the given words.

Capital Letters: Mix (2)

A worksheet to give students practice using capital letters in all contexts: sentence beginnings, proper nouns, the pronoun ‘I’, days, months, holidays, etc.

Capital Letters: Mix (1)

A worksheet to give students practice using capital letters in all contexts: sentence beginnings, proper nouns, the pronoun ‘I’, days, months, holidays, etc.

Capital Letters: Places (2)

A worksheet to practise using capital letters when writing the names of places. Rewrite each sentence correctly.

Capital Letters: Places (1)

A worksheet to practise using capital letters when writing the names of places. Rewrite each sentence correctly.

Change Direct Speech to Indirect

This worksheet helps students learn to write in indirect speech. Change the sentence containing direct speech to indirect speech.

Change Indirect Speech to Direct

This worksheet helps students learn to write in direct speech. Change the sentences containing indirect speech to direct speech.

Write Direct & Indirect Speech, Blank (2)

Fill in the speech bubble to match each picture and then write direct and indirect speech to match.

Write Direct & Indirect Speech, Blank (1)

Fill in the speech bubble to match each picture and then write direct and indirect speech to match.

Writing Direct & Indirect Speech (2)

Write direct and indirect speech to match each of the given pictures.

Writing Direct & Indirect Speech (1)

Write direct and indirect speech to match each of the given pictures.

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Editing Task Cards Set A

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

Editing Task Cards: Set C

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters, commas, speech marks, apostrophes & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

Persuasive Devices Poster Set

A poster set explaining 7 different persuasive devices, such as alliteration, emotive language & exaggeration.

Editing Task Cards: Set B

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters, question marks & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.

Modal Verbs Poster

A poster showing different modal verbs.

Varying Sentence Length: Use Long Sentences

Short sentences have been overused. Rewrite, using long sentences to help express a slower, more relaxed feeling.