Direct speech: inverted commas

English

Speech first: punctuation rules

Apostrophes for contraction and singular possession review

Apostrophes for plural possession

Apostrophes for singular possession and for plural possession

In this unit, pupils learn to use the apostrophe for plural possession and inverted commas for direct speech. In 'Speech punctuation and apostrophes', pupils will develop their accuracy of inverted comma use in both speech first and speech second sentences.

In 'Speech punctuation and apostrophes', pupils learnt to use the apostrophe for contraction and for singular possession. In this unit, pupils will learn to use the apostrophe for plural possession and inverted commas for direct speech.

In this unit, pupils punctuate direct speech for the first time in a sentence where the direct speech comes first and the reporting clause comes second. They review learning around using apostrophes for contraction and singular possession; they also learn to use an apostrophe for plural possession.

Speech first punctuation and apostrophes

What is the term for a character speaking out loud in a text?

Which bit of this sentence is the **direct speech**? What's the matter she asked kindly.

What is the **first word** of this direct speech? "Please don't hurt me" Jerry begged urgently.

Which of these punctuation marks are inverted commas?

how they dress, do their hair, walk and dance

What can we learn about a character in a story from what they **say**?

Which group is an example of three different punctuation marks?

tells you when someone is asking a question

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Which of these could be the title of a story?

Which of these are synonyms (words that mean the same) for the word 'said'?

Starter Quiz

What is a character?