EnglishYear 4Grammar & Punctuation

Punctuate direct speech accurately

Punctuate direct speech accurately, including comma before speech, speech marks, and reporting clause placement

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine your friend whispers a secret to you. When you write what they said, you put special marks around their words!

  2. 2

    What do we put around the words someone says?

  3. 3

    Tap the speech marks to put them around what the cat says.

  4. 4

    Let's write what the dog says: 'Woof!' said the dog.

  5. 5

    Which sentence has speech marks in the right place?

  6. 6

    Put speech marks around what the boy says: 'I love football!'

  7. 7

    What comes right before the speech marks?

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