Y3

GPS

Punctuating Direct Speech Application

Worksheet
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Use this Year 3 Punctuating Direct Speech Application worksheet to delve into the world of direct speech. With a mobile phone showing text messages between two people, children are required to convert the messages into direct speech and continue the conversation using everything they know about punctuating direct speech.

This resource would make a great assessment tool or alternatively, could be used as a stimulus for a guided writing session as a class or in smaller groups.


Curriculum Objectives

  • Introduction to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech / Terminology for pupils: direct speech / Terminology for pupils: inverted commas (or ‘speech marks’)