EnglishYear 3Grammar & Punctuation
Use inverted commas for speech
Use inverted commas (speech marks) to punctuate direct speech in writing
What you'll learn
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Imagine you're telling a story and a character speaks. We put a special sign around their words!
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What do we put around the words someone says?
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Let's add inverted commas to this sentence.
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Tap the words that need inverted commas around them.
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Which sentence has inverted commas in the right place?
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Where does the closing inverted comma go?
Practise Use inverted commas for speech with Whizlo
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