Reading: Reading Fluency & Strategies (Beginnings): Lesson 2: Recognizing Basic Punctuation (Full Stop, Question Mark)

Interactive English Lesson: Punctuation A1
Lesson 2: Punctuation
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Stop and Ask!

ការស្គាល់សញ្ញាខណ្ឌមូលដ្ឋាន (ចំណុច និងសញ្ញាសួរ)

Punctuation tells us how to read a sentence. A Full Stop means you should stop. A Question Mark means you are asking something!

សញ្ញាខណ្ឌប្រាប់យើងពីរបៀបអានប្រយោគ។ ចំណុច (.) មានន័យថាអ្នកត្រូវឈប់។ សញ្ញាសួរ (?) មានន័យថាអ្នកកំពុងសួរនរណាម្នាក់!
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The Full Stop (.)

សញ្ញាចំណុច (បញ្ចប់ប្រយោគធម្មតា)
I like apples. Telling a fact. ខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោម។
She is my friend. Telling a fact. នាងគឺជាមិត្តរបស់ខ្ញុំ។
The cat is sleeping. Describing something. ឆ្មាកំពុងដេក។
We live in Cambodia. Telling a fact. ពួកយើងរស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។
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The Question Mark (?)

សញ្ញាសួរ (នៅចុងបញ្ចប់សំណួរ)
Do you like apples? Asking for information. តើអ្នកចូលចិត្តផ្លែប៉ោមទេ?
Is she your friend? Asking for information. តើនាងគឺជាមិត្តរបស់អ្នកឬ?
What is your name? Asking for information. តើអ្នកឈ្មោះអ្វី?
Where do you live? Asking for information. តើអ្នករស់នៅឯណា?
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ការប្តូរកម្រិតសំឡេងពេលអាន
Voice goes DOWN at the end. For a Full Stop (.) សំឡេងត្រូវទម្លាក់ចុះនៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃប្រយោគដែលមានចំណុច។
Voice goes UP at the end. For a Question Mark (?) សំឡេងត្រូវលើកឡើងខ្ពស់នៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃប្រយោគដែលមានសញ្ញាសួរ។
Stop and take a quick breath. For a Full Stop (.) ឈប់អានមួយភ្លែត ហើយដកដង្ហើមពេលឃើញចំណុច។
warning The Question Trap!

Do not put a question mark if you are not asking a real question!

(កុំដាក់សញ្ញាសួរ ប្រសិនបើអ្នកមិនមែនកំពុងសួរសំណួរទេ!)
"I do not know what time it is?"
ខុស! (Wrong! This is just a statement) close
"I do not know what time it is."
ត្រឹមត្រូវ! (Correct! Use a full stop) check
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ការត្រួតពិនិត្យរហ័ស
Pick the mark
Which punctuation mark do we use to ask something?
(តើសញ្ញាខណ្ឌមួយណាដែលយើងប្រើសម្រាប់សួរសំណួរ?)
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Complete the sentence
"I am a student" Needs what at the end?
(ប្រយោគ "I am a student" ត្រូវការសញ្ញាអ្វីនៅខាងចុង?)
LITERAL TRAP! error
"What are you doing." Is this punctuation correct?
(ប្រយោគ "What are you doing." តើសញ្ញានេះត្រឹមត្រូវឬទេ?)
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Fill in the blank
"Do you like pizza___"
(តើត្រូវដាក់សញ្ញាអ្វីនៅចន្លោះនេះ?)
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Reading Rules
When you see a full stop (.), you should...
(នៅពេលអ្នកឃើញសញ្ញាចំណុច តើអ្នកគួរធ្វើដូចម្តេច?)
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!
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Mission my_location

អនុវត្តផ្ទាល់!

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មេរៀនជាវីដេអូ

Ask a Question person_raised_hand

តើអ្នកមានចម្ងល់មែនទេ? សួរគ្រូនៅទីនេះ!
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Recent Questions

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Vireak 2 hours ago

Do I pause at a full stop?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 1 hour ago

Yes, you should! When you see a full stop, pause for a second and take a quick breath before starting the next sentence. stop_circle

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Nita 5 hours ago

Can I use both together like "?."?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 4 hours ago

No, you only need one mark at the end of a sentence! If it is a question, just use the "?". If it is a normal statement, just use the ".". do_not_disturb

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Ratha 8 hours ago

Does the voice always go up for questions?

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Sopheak Pich Teacher 7 hours ago

For questions that answer "Yes" or "No", your voice goes UP at the end. For questions asking for information (like What, Where, When), the voice actually goes DOWN at the end. We will practice that more later! record_voice_over

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