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Speech Marks Worksheets

Free speech marks worksheets to help your students in English. Speech marks are an important part of grammar and punctuation. If they are used incorrectly, it can have a large impact on the story or text. Teachers must explicitly teach children how and when to use speech marks. From there, children should aim to use them in their writing to enhance their stories. There are a few key rules to remember when using them. Remember, speech marks are used when someone is talking, there is always a form of boundary punctuation before they’re closed, and a new indicates a different character is speaking. Use these free speech marks worksheets to give your students the practice they need to become masters! You’ll see the improvement in their writing in no time at all. These worksheets consist of adding speech marks within sentences and multi-choice questions where students identify correct use of speech marks. They’re ideal for grade 2, 3, 4 & 5, but of course can be used for any grade. Click on the images below to be taken to different pages with worksheets. 

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Free grade 3 speech marks worksheets to help your students in English. Using speech marks isn’t too difficult, it just takes practice. Ensure you teach your children to place speech marks on the outside of punctuation and to use them when people are talking. Often, I find students forget where to place them, and put them on the inside of the punctuation. Use these free worksheets to help your students in this area. If these are too simple, try Grade 4 Speech Marks worksheets for more of a challenge.

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Browse our collection of speech marks worksheets and resources. Speech marks, often called quotation marks, are used to signal direct speech. These resources help teach how to identify and correctly punctuate direct speech in writing.

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Editing Reference Card

A reference card to support students in the editing process of their writing. CUPS: Capitals, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling.

Speech Bubble to Direct Speech (2)

Write (and punctuate) a sentence containing direct speech to match each of the given pictures.

Speech Bubble to Direct Speech (1)

Missing Speech Marks (Easier)

Add in the speech marks in the correct places. Use the guide to help add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.

Missing Speech Marks

Writing Direct Speech (2)

Fill in the speech bubble to match each picture and then write a sentence containing direct speech to match.

Writing Direct Speech (1)

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Rewrite each sentence using speech marks to punctuate the direct speech. Add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.

Missing Speech Marks: Rewrite (1)

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Edit for Speech Marks (1)

Change Direct Speech to Indirect

This worksheet helps students learn to write in indirect speech. Change the sentence containing direct speech to indirect speech.

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Speech marks.

One handout with the main rules of using speech marks and one worksheet for learners to practise applying these rules.

I used these with a strong L1 literacy group who had little prior knowledge of the rules for speech marks. They generally did well with re-writing some unpunctuated sentences I gave them but got a bit confused with the attached exercise on Prince William and Kate Middleton (they used speech marks inside the speech bubbles). This may need to be demonstrated in front of the group first. However, it did produce some very funny writing.

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Error corrected in handout (example 1). Thanks to Judith White for reporting this and sorry it’s taken me so long to fix!

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Direct Speech Worksheets (KS2)

Subject: English

Age range: 7-11

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22 February 2018

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Punctuation For Class 5: Definition, Types with Examples

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Punctuation for Class 5: Punctuation Marks help the readers understand that certain actions are happening in the sentence. It indicates sudden pauses, endings, and something that has been asked in a sentence. Punctuation is an important symbol in English grammar that helps writers express the emotions that they want to convey in their writings. To know more about punctuations taught to grade 5 students, keep reading this blog.

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Period( . ), capitalization, semicolon( ; ), apostrophe( ‘ ), exclamation mark ( ), question mark( ), exercise: rewrite the sentence with correct punctuation.

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Types of Punctuation for Class 5 Students

Punctuation is an important chapter in the book for Class 5 students. They have to understand punctuation in a better way to improve it further, as they already have a basic idea of the topic from the previous classes. So, we have come up with all the punctuation marks taught to class 5 students.

A period or full stop is a type of punctuation mark that indicates that the sentence has come to an end and is usually put after the completion of the sentence. The Period is denoted by a small dot (.). 

Examples: 

• They were going to classes.
• The sun rises in the east.
• His dog’s name is Bruno.
• My name is Sam.

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Capitalization mark is mainly used to indicate that the first letter of the sentence or the proper noun should be in capital letters. Several rules in English grammar show which words are to be capitalized and which are not. Let’s understand through the table the words that need to be capitalized.

• J ohn is playing football.
• They are currently on C hristmas holidays .
• He is going to meet M r. Adams in P aris.
• David is planning his vacation in J une.
• The Y ukon R iver is huge in A laska.

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The comma is mainly used to organize and divide words in a sentence. It is placed in a sentence to show a small pause while speaking or reading. Let’s understand some of the examples of Comma along with their usage.

Also Read: What is the Use of Commas (,): Meaning, Rules, & Examples [with PDF]

A semicolon is a more powerful form of the comma that is used for creating connections between sentences that are closely related to each other.

Also Read: 11+ Semicolon Examples and Tips to Use

A colon is a type of punctuation mark that is used to emphasize or introduce an object in a sentence. It also tells that more amount of information is to be given. Take a look at the examples below to get an idea of how a colon can be used in a sentence. 

Must Read: Colon Punctuation Examples with Uses in English Grammar

An apostrophe is mainly used for showing missing letters during the combination of words and for possession. Check out the examples below to get an idea of the same.

Related Read: How to Use Apostrophes? Learn 3 Golden Rules with Examples

An Exclamation Mark is a type of punctuation mark that is used to express strong emotions and feelings in a sentence. For example, in the sentence, I love chocolates! The exclamation mark (!) indicates the excitement of the person. 

For Example:

Read More: Punctuation for Class 2: Types, Examples, and Worksheets

A question Mark(?) is usually put at the end of the sentence and used to indicate that the question is asked. In the sentence “What are you doing?” The question mark symbols show that a question is asked. 

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They can learn by understanding the punctuation marks well in the classes and through books. Solve the exercises to learn Punctuation in a better way.

Period( . ) Punctuation marks have high importance as it is used for closing the sentence.

The comma is used to divide the independent clauses when they are joined by any coordinating conjunction such as but, and, or, for, nor, yet, so.

A colon (:) is mainly used for introducing details that are constructed by the last clause. It is normally used before an example, list, or explanation. However, a semicolon(;) is mainly used for joining the linked independent clauses combined in a similar sentence without using the conjunction.

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This was all about the “Punctuations For Class 5: Types and Their Uses” and more in grammar. Hope you understand the concept and know how to proceed. You can also follow the Learn English page of Leverage Edu for more exciting and informative blogs.

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