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Recognise and correct punctuation around single speech, speaker changes and reporting clauses that interrupt dialogue. Saving is off unless you choose it.
Choose correctly punctuated single speech, two-speaker dialogue and split speech. Independently punctuating, writing or performing a conversation is not assessed.
Year 4 · English
Use and punctuate speech in Year 4 English
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Focus on punctuating direct speech. Open support for “Learn How to Punctuate Conversation Between Two Characters”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 4 learners practise punctuating direct speech.
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- Learn How to Punctuate Conversation Between Two Characters — support from Oak National Academy
- Learn to Punctuate Direct Speech — support from YouTube — Twinkl Educational Publishing
- Practise Punctuating Split Speech — support from YouTube — Discovery Education UK
- Punctuate Dialogue — support from Oak National Academy
- Punctuate Direct Speech — support from YouTube — Twinkl Educational Publishing
- Understand How to Punctuate Split Speech — support from Oak National Academy
- Use Punctuation for Emphasis in Speech — support from Oak National Academy
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Speech first: inverted commas and punctuation rules
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How Do You Correctly Punctuate Speech? | KS2 English Concept for Kids
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Punctuation: Introduction to speech marks (KS2)
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Oak: Apostrophes and speech punctuation
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BBC Bitesize: Punctuation
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PlanIt Year 4 SPaG Lesson Pack: Inverted Commas
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Adding Inverted Commas When Speech Is Split PowerPoint Quiz
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Using Commas, Full Stops, Question Marks and Exclamation Marks in Speech PowerPoint Quiz
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Year 4 Punctuation: Using Inverted Commas for Direct Speech Activity Booklet
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