Punctuate direct speech correctly
Learn Punctuate direct speech correctly for Year 4 pupils (ages 8–9). Free practice questions, lessons and worked examples — aligned to the UK National Curriculum.
What you'll learn
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When someone speaks in a story, we put their words inside special marks called speech marks. These marks look like little upside-down commas.
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What do we put around the words someone says?
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Tap the speech marks to put them around what the boy says.
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Let's add speech marks to this sentence together.
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Which sentence has speech marks in the right place?
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Now build your own sentence with speech marks.
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What punctuation goes before the closing speech marks when the sentence continues?
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Free AI-tutored lessons, unlimited practice questions, and progress tracking for ages 8–9. Aligned to the UK National Curriculum.