Speech marks

Amelia

Mon, Aug 02, 21

1 minute read

Speech marks show what someone has said. They go at the start and end of speech in a sentence.

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This activity asks children to rewrite sentences as direct speech. Read through the sentences together. Put the speech marks in the right place in the sentences. This activity has also been designed for handwriting practice.

Common Core Alignment:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.4.2.B Use commas and quotation marks to mark direct speech and quotations from a text.

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EXAMPLE

Let me go! cried Armie. ✘"Let me go!" cried Armie. ✓

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