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Y4 Punctuating Direct Speech
Subject: English
Age range: 7-11
Resource type: Worksheet/Activity
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1 March 2022
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Ideal for in Year 4 when teaching how to punctuate direct speech.
National Curriculum Links
Year 4 statutory content to be introduced – Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech.
Year 3 and 4 – using and punctuating direct speech.
Differentiation
- Capital letters and inverted commas in direct speech.
- Above plus commas before and at the end of direct speech.
- Above plus ? ! . at the end of direct speech.
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Year 4 | Using Direct Speech Worksheets
In these Year 4 worksheets on using direct speech , an illustration featuring “Lucy and her friendly Monster” includes written speech bubbles. Your pupils’ objective is to transform the dialogue between Lucy and her monster into a passage of text. They must use a phrase to indicate the speaker, incorporating the correct punctuation. Additionally, they are reminded to initiate a new line for each new speaker.
These Year 4 using direct speech worksheets will help pupils grasp how to accurately convert spoken words into written text, reinforcing the rules of direct speech. By requiring the correct use of speech marks, commas, and other punctuation marks, the activity solidifies pupils’ understanding of how punctuation is used in dialogue.
Our Year 4 using direct speech worksheets are aligned with KS2 punctuation and writing on the primary national curriculum. All of our Year 4 punctuation worksheets can be combined with your ideas for primary English activities, learning resources, teaching material, visual aids, games, differentiation, display boards, homework, and lesson plans.
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4.4a Year 4: using and punctuating direct speech KS2 (speech verbs)
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This resource is part of our grammar curriculum.
- Covers every objective for years 1-6
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This Real Grammar Key Stage 2 resources pack provides everything that you need to explore speech verbs, also known as reporting verbs, to pupils in Year 4. Pupils will learn how to use synonyms for the word ‘said’ to widen their vocabulary choices when writing direct speech. Teaching slides, worksheets, games and an opportunity to apply the new learning in a writing task are all included to teach how speech verbs are used in direct speech to pupils in Year 4 or to revisit this area of learning.
Inverted commas are first introduced in Year 3 with other speech punctuation introduced in Year 4. Pupils should have a secure understanding how direct speech is punctuated before completing the activities in this resource pack. A Real Grammar resource pack on inverted commas is available in Year 3 and punctuating direct speech in Year 4.
What are speech verbs (reporting verbs)?
A speech verb shows how words are spoken when writing direct speech. The most common speech verb is ‘said’ but there are many more examples. The speech verbs are used in the reporting clause when writing direct speech to show who is speaking.
Examples of speech verbs include said , explained , asked , told , whispered , shouted etc.
What is direct speech?
Direct speech is when the exact words that someone says is written.
- “We are going on an adventure,” said Travis.
- “The choir performed brilliantly at the church,” said Mrs Smith.
What is the reporting clause?
The reporting clause is the short clause that can come before or after the direct speech that states who was talking. It can also show how the speech was said.
- “We are going on an adventure,” announced Travis.
- “The choir performed brilliantly at the church,” beamed Mrs Smith.
What is included in this resource pack?
This pack is divided into five parts:
This section includes PowerPoint teaching slides and teaching notes with an optional script to introduce speech verbs. It can also be used to revisit this aspect of grammar with pupils.
An independent activity for pupils to practise using what they have been taught, allowing teachers to assess understanding.
A series of short, 10-minute activities that can be used following the TEACH session to revisit and rehearse what has been taught. These may be short writing tasks, grammar games or editing/proofreading activities.
A short writing task where pupils can use the grammar skills taught in context to produce independent writing.
Five SATs style test questions, including cloze activities and multiple choice quiz questions, based on the grammar that has been taught.
Teachers can choose which section of the resource pack to use according to their pupils’ needs and could use the activities over a series of lessons or weeks
Teacher notes are provided to show how these quality resources could be used with pupils.
How is this resource pack differentiated?
The PRACTISE and REVISE sections include three activities differentiated for three levels of ability:
- Worksheet 1 for pupils who may need support. Questions will have a lower cognitive domain (what is being asked of pupils) and/or vocabulary used may be simplified where possible.
- Worksheet 2 for pupils working at age related expectations.
- Worksheet 3 for pupils who may need an additional challenge and may be working at a greater depth in this area. Questions will have a higher cognitive domain with more challenging vocabulary.
SUPPORT and CHALLENGE ideas are also included in the teacher notes of each section where relevant, with ideas of how to support pupils working towards the expected standard or at greater depth in this area.
What pupil-facing resources are included?
PPT slides; model text ‘A new home for Pepper’; ‘synonyms for ‘said’’ word mat
Practise 1, Practise 2 and Practise 3 worksheets
Game 1, game 2, game 3
Planning sheet, images
PPT slides; Revise 1, Revise 2 and Revise 3 worksheets
Answer sheets for all worksheets are provided, where appropriate.
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Year 4 Punctuating Direct Speech
This Year 4 Punctuating Direct Speech activity comprises questions designed to test pupils’ understanding of punctuating direct speech. Pupils will: identify correctly punctuated direct speech; identify where inverted commas should not appear; identify a speech bubble that has been converted correctly; and reconstruct a sentence containing direct speech.
Teacher Specific Information
This activity is linked to the Classroom Secrets Year 4 GPS scheme of work . Questions in this activity are based on the content in Spring Block 2 Step 2 on the Classroom Secrets website, where you can find more resources.
National Curriclum Objectives:
English Year 4: (4G5.7) Using and punctuating direct speech English Year 4: (4G5.7) Use of inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech [for example, a comma after the reporting clause; end punctuation within inverted commas: The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”]
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Each of the following sentences should contain direct speech punctuation. Rewrite the sentences, adding inverted commas in the correct places to show the words being spoken.
Questions 1, 4 and 7 (Application) Developing Change words in a speech bubble into a sentence with direct speech containing: speech marks, capital letter to start speech, comma before speech and punctuation to close the sentence (full stop or question mark only).
This Year 4 punctuation activity booklet is a great way to support the learning of inverted commas for direct speech. In Year 4 children will be learning how to develop their punctuation skills to improve their writing and grammar.
Expected Questions to support punctuating direct speech with missing punctuation including; speech marks, capital letter to start speech, comma before speech and punctuation to close the sentence.
Write a passage that uses direct speech. Show me that you know where to put speech marks and other punctuation. Show me that you can remember to start a new line for each new speaker.
‘Punctuating Direct Speech’ activity sheet with three levels of differentiation and a range of activities to allow children to punctuate direct speech correctly, write direct speech with correct punctuation and mark the punctuation sentences. Answers included.
By requiring the correct use of speech marks, commas, and other punctuation marks, the activity solidifies pupils’ understanding of how punctuation is used in dialogue. Our Year 4 using direct speech worksheets are aligned with KS2 punctuation and writing on the primary national curriculum.
Pupils should have a secure understanding how direct speech is punctuated before completing the activities in this resource pack. A Real Grammar resource pack on inverted commas is available in Year 3 and punctuating direct speech in Year 4. What are speech verbs (reporting verbs)? A speech verb shows how words are spoken when writing direct ...
When you are writing, inverted commas or speech marks go before and after direct speech, surrounding what was said. For example: "I'm hungry," she complained. If another character replies,...
This Year 4 Punctuating Direct Speech activity comprises questions designed to test pupils’ understanding of punctuating direct speech. Pupils will: identify correctly punctuated direct speech; identify where inverted commas should not appear; identify a speech bubble that has been converted correctly; and reconstruct a sentence containing ...