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Year 5 AISHK Direct Speech Punctuation

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Rules of direct speech punctuation

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1
We use speech punctuation to...
make it clear who is speaking and what they are saying.
keep the teacher happy.
to make our work look nice
to tell us how the words are being spoken.
2
When writing direct speech, when do we start a new line?
When we feel like it.
Never
When we have a new speaker in a conversation.
After every full stop.
3
Which of these are speech or quotation marks ?
"
,
.
'
4
What punctuation is missing from this sentence?: "NO!" shouted Bethany "It's not my fault."
,
?
;
"
5
Which one of these sentences is correctly punctuated?
"Ouch" he screamed in shock.
Milly asked, "Why are you so sad"
He replied, "Because it's not fair."
"Go away" she shouted.
6
What is wrong with this sentence?: The baby cried, "give me more sweets!"
It's too short.
Missing full stop at the end
Missing capital letter at the start of speech
It doesn't need the comma.
7
Direct speech is....
someone telling it like it is.
the exact words a character or person has said, in writing.
someone speaking to only one person.
someone talking to an audience.
8
Which of these is correctly punctuated?
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay.
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks," said Jay.
I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay.
"I'm glad I now know how to use speech marks, said Jay."
9
How many missing pieces of punctuation in this sentence?: he cried its not over (each " counts as one piece)
6
5
4
3