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Writing Skills Practice: An Invitation - Exercises: Preparation

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Writing skills practice: An invitation – exercises

Look at the email and do the exercises to practise and improve your writing skills.

Preparation
Match the names of punctuation marks with symbols from the box.

! ? . , A

1. full stop _______________

2. question mark _______________

3. comma _______________

4. capital letter _______________

5. exclamation mark _______________


1. Check your understanding: multiple choice
Write the best answer to complete the sentence.

Jen
1. _______________ sent the email.
Jim

at the weekend
2. Jen is going surfing with her friends _______________.
after school

the surf club


3. They are meeting at _______________.
the beach

bad
4. Jen thinks the weather will be _______________.
good

Two
5. _______________ other people are going surfing with Jen.
Four

before
6. They are meeting _______________ lunch.
after

2. Check your writing: error correction – punctuation


Rewrite this email and correct the punctuation errors.

1. hi jen (2 mistakes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. that sounds great. what time are you meeting. do I need to bring anything. (5 mistakes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
3. I’m going to get the bus what number is the bus to Fistral Beach. (3 mistakes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
4. see you on saturday. (2 mistakes)

………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Jim 

Discussion

What do you usually do when you meet up with your friends?

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