Semi-colons, Colons, Dashes and Hyphens

Categories: English, Key Stage 2
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About Course

Level up your punctuation for Year 6! Learn to use semi-colons, colons and dashes to mark the boundary between clauses, colons and semi-colons in lists, hyphens to avoid ambiguity, and how to punctuate bullet points.

Tutwoo Kids is an independent learning service. This course is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Department for Education, Ofqual or any exam board, and Tutwoo Kids certificates are not qualifications. Content was checked against the national curriculum for England in October 2026.

What Will You Learn?

  • Use a semi-colon to join two closely related main clauses Use a colon to introduce a list or an explanation Use dashes and semi-colons correctly in more complex sentences Use hyphens to avoid ambiguity and punctuate bullet points consistently

Course Content

Course Lessons

  • Semi-colons
  • Colons and dashes
  • Hyphens and bullet points

For grown-ups
Sources and further reading for parents, carers and teachers.

Final Assessment

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