Writing instructions | English | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these punctuation marks is the exclamation mark?

.

,

! ✓

?
Identify the verbs.

sad

cry ✓

upset

shout ✓
Identify the verb in the following sentence: 'Fold your clothes neatly.'

fold ✓

your

clothes

neatly
Match each word class to the correct definition.

noun

⇔

a naming word for people, places or things ✓

adjective

⇔

a word that describes a noun ✓

verb

⇔

a doing or being word ✓
A full sentence must contain ...

an adjective.

a verb. ✓

a comma.

a question mark.
Match each key term to the correct definition.

command

⇔

a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something ✓

question

⇔

a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer ✓

fact

⇔

something that is known to be true or proved ✓

Exit quiz

Identify the noun in the following sentence: 'The large cat hid.'

'cat' ✓
Match each word class to the correct example.

noun

⇔

cat ✓

verb

⇔

stroke ✓

adverb

⇔

carefully ✓

adjective

⇔

soft ✓
Commands ...

tell someone what do. ✓

can be true or proved.

often start with verbs. ✓

ask the reader for an answer.

can end in an exclamation mark. ✓
Match each key term to the correct example.

fact

⇔

The sun is hot. ✓

command

⇔

Put on some sun cream. ✓

question

⇔

Do you have a hat? ✓
In which sentence is the comma in the correct place?

Cats sleep on beds sofas and, window sills.

Cats sleep on, beds sofas and window sills.

Cats sleep on beds sofas and window sills.

Cats sleep on beds, sofas and window sills. ✓
Identify the commands.

Did you know that cats can sleep for up to 16 hours a day?

Buy your cat a cosy bed. ✓

Many cats like to hunt for mice.

Play with your cat every day. ✓

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Instructions or commands tell someone what to do.
Giving an instruction to someone can be useful in teaching them something or giving them information.
Instructions mostly start with verbs, such as 'feed your cat twice a day' or 'give your cat a bowl of water'.
Instructions can come in a sequence using sequencing language, such as 'First, put a bed down for your cat.'.
A command can include a list, such as 'Give your cat water, food and love.'.

Common misconception

When writing a list of nouns, pupils may keep extending it or repeatedly use 'and'.

Tell the children to focus on three nouns only and explicitly model that 'and' is used before the last noun and the comma is used in between the others.

Keywords

Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark
Instruction - a direction or order
Verb - a doing or being word
Noun - a naming word for people, places or things
Comma - a punctuation mark used to separate nouns in a list