Speech marks resources

This task assesses the initial knowledge and understanding associated with correct use of speech marks for direct speech, i.e., identifying the words spoken. Students are required to identify the words spoken in four sentences by recording them in speech bubbles.

This assessment task has students writing a short conversation between friends, using speech marks that have been modelled in the task.

Students are required to add speech marks to a text.

This task assesses the initial understanding needed to punctuate direct speech, by asking students to re-write words in speech bubbles as direct speech and insert the necessary punctuation.

This task assesses the understanding needed to punctuate direct speech by asking students to re-write words in speech bubbles as direct speech.

Students are asked to read a short story and to insert the speech marks required to punctuate the direct speech in the story.

Students are asked to read a short story and to insert the commas and speech marks required to indicate the direct speech in the story.

The assessment focus is punctuation with students inserting commas and speech marks into text.

Students read and then show a conversation using characters and speech bubbles.