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Direct Speech Worksheets (KS2)
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Age range: 7-11
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- Direct Speech And Indirect Speech Resources And Worksheets Ks2
Direct speech and indirect speech – 9 of the best resources and worksheets for KS2 SPaG
Help children know when and how to use speech marks in direct speech, and why not to use them in indirect speech, with these lessons, activities, worksheets and more for Key Stage 2 grammar…
What is direct speech?
Direct speech in writing is where you are writing down a direct quotation of someone’s actual words, and these are marked by inverted commas eg “I’ll meet you at the library tomorrow morning,” Sharon said.
What is indirect speech?
Indirect speech (or reported speech), on the other hand, is where you are given a rough approximation of what someone said, not their exact words, and doesn’t require quotation/speech marks, eg ‘Sharon told them she’d see them in the library tomorrow.’
What are inverted commas?
Inverted commas go before and after direct speech, surrounding what was said.
Direct speech examples
- “I’m tired,” she yawned.
- “What’s that sound?” he asked. “It’s coming from under the floorboards!” Elle replied.
- The police officer shouted, “There they are!”
Indirect speech examples
- Mrs Weismann asked you to go see her in her office.
- My dad told me to clear up my room.
- Jerry said he found the book out in the playground.
1 | Getting speech punctuation right at KS2 guide
Perfectly punctuating dialogue is something that can trip up even experienced editors – but this quick guide should help pupils get it right, from the start.
Read it here.
2 | Punctuating direct speech resource pack
This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on punctuating direct speech, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.
Get this resource pack here.
3 | Direct speech challenge worksheets
Similarly, this bright, appealing grammar worksheet is an excellent way to practise and revise using direct speech in Year 4.
It is divided into five sections: understand, challenge, test, explain and apply.
Activities include SATs style questions and opportunities for creative writing responses, with eye-catching images as prompts.
Find this one here.
4 | Learn speech conventions through knock, knock jokes worksheet
This resource sheet from Rachel Clarke uses a small-steps approach to slowly scaffold children through the rules and conventions of dialogue. In the first instance pupils are simply asked to rewrite knock, knock jokes in speech bubbles.
Once they’ve got the hang of this, they should then be encouraged to write the name of the speaker and ‘said’ before each speech bubble. The second level asks pupils write each line of the knock, knock joke using inverted commas.
Each example on this sheet starts with the reporting clause before the dialogue, which enables pupils to practise adding a comma after the reporting clause.
Download it here.
5 | Speech marks washing line
This handy idea was created by Clarice Morley, an English teacher in a Pupil Referral Unit, who found her boys were struggling with the use of speech marks.
They invented three characters – male, female and a rabbit – and produced some labels such as “Rory exclaimed” and “Brenda whispered”. Clarice then stretched a washing line across the board, and had two pegs with the speech marks on.
The boys would write something someone would say onto a piece of paper, then they matched one of the labels with one of their speeches, and hung the speech on the washing line.
They soon grasped it is only the reported speech that hangs on the line, and the pegs (speech marks) keep it in place.
Print out the worksheet for this resource here.
6 | How to use inverted commas video guide
For a nice little introduction or recap to inverted commas, watch this video of Mr Thorne take you through their uses.
It’s clearly explained with large captions across the bottom so that children can see his examples written out with the correct punctuation.
7 | Speech mark rules
There are many “rules” of speech marks, but no definitive list, and you don’t want to overwhelm children with too many while they’re just learning.
So this Rising Stars list of five rules is a nice size for children to read and take in.
Check it out here.
8 | Quotation marks worksheet
This two-page worksheet has six tasks and an extension all revolving around punctuating speech.
So it starts with putting speech marks into sentences, then putting speech marks and all other punctuation, before building up to punctuating longer passages.
Print it here.
9 | Inverted commas worksheet set
This resource set has three parts. One is ‘Witch and Tiger Conversation’, which shows ten pictures with blank speech bubbles. Children choose names for the witch and the tiger, then create the contents of the conversation.
Next they re-write this conversation in the form of a story by adding phrases such as ‘said Tom’ and ‘asked Joe’ as well as speech marks and other punctuation.
The second and third parts are ‘Missing Speech Marks’ worksheets, where children need to add speech marks to sentences.
Get all this here.
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Who said what? – direct and reported speech
A worksheet on direct and reported speech for upper KS2. Includes sample text for children to rewrite: e.g. some text of reported speech to be rewritten as directed speech and some text of direct speech to be rewritten as reported speech. Includes examples to help guide children.
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This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on speech punctuation using inverted commas in Year 3, culminating in an extended writing task where children can use their grammatical understanding in context.
What is included in this direct speech KS2 resource pack?
- Speech Punctuation PowerPoint with explanations, examples and activities to introduce this topic to your class
- Speech bubble cards (with colour and ink saver versions)
- Blank speech bubble cards (with colour and ink saver versions)
- Challenge sheet - circle the inverted commas, underline the direct speech within a sentence, rewrite speech within the speech bubble as direct speech and write a simple conversation using inverted commas to punctuate speech
- Uplevelling sheet
- Writing plan
- Writing paper
- Teacher’s notes
What are inverted commas ?
Inverted commas go before and after direct speech, surrounding what is said. They are also known as speech marks .
When to use inverted commas
Use inverted commas to mark the beginning and end of direct speech (a speaker’s words written exactly as they are spoken).
Inverted comma examples
The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”
“I’m bored,” he complained.
“What’s that noise?” he asked. “Your sister!” his dad replied.
National Curriculum English programme of study links
Pupils should be introduced to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech.
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Direct Speech Worksheets (KS2) Three differentiated resources that focus on direct speech and being able to punctuate it accurately. These sheets are made with mastery in mind, taking elements of the mastery approach to Maths and applying these to English. Each sheet tells children what they need to do as well as having answers available.
Direct Speech: Missing PunctuationAnswers. Challenge: correctly punctuate this passage of text from the story. Piog raised an eyebrow. "If you think this is delicious,food must be disgusting in your world.". "It's all we've got,"said Yognar apologetically, putting down her empty bowl with a sigh. "So,we make do.".
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Included is an inverted commas punctuation poster, speech sentence order cards and editable speech bubble cards. Ideal for Years 3-6 students, it features everything you need to get your KS2 students punctuating direct and indirect speech correctly. This punctuating speech KS2 teaching pack is teacher-made to ensure your students receive high ...
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Punctuating direct speech. Direct speech means the bits of a sentence that are actually being spoken; like the words you would find in a speech bubble. Punctuating direct speech can seem complicated. Here is a step‐by‐step guide to getting it right. Speech marks always need to go at the start and end of what is being said: "Are you coming ...
Definition of Direct Speech. Speech is direct when it is written as it was said and punctuated correctly with inverted commas around the exact original words and is usually accompanied by a reporting clause ('he said', 'they said', 'said Julie'). In fictional narratives, direct speech is used to show dialogue between characters as ...
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Direct speech involves exact words spoken that use speech marks in a sentence. Whereas reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is when something someone has said is summed up without writing the speech out fully. While on the subject of direct speech, it might be worth brushing up on your knowledge of using speech marks. This Speech Mark Worksheet Set is a great way to help your class ...
Resource type. Student activity. A worksheet on direct and reported speech for upper KS2. Includes sample text for children to rewrite: e.g. some text of reported speech to be rewritten as directed speech and some text of direct speech to be rewritten as reported speech. Includes examples to help guide children. 32.5 KB.
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Our direct speech punctuation worksheets are teacher-made to ensure that your students have easy access to high-quality resources while saving you valuable planning time! This Speech Marks Worksheet contains pages from a Twinkl Originals story, ' Under the Lights '. Simply download and print these direct speech punctuation worksheets by ...
Direct speech involves exact words spoken that use speech marks in a sentence. Whereas reported speech, also known as indirect speech, is when something someone has said is summed up without writing the speech out fully. While on the subject of direct speech, it might be worth brushing up on your knowledge of using speech marks. This Speech Mark Worksheet Set is a great way to help your class ...
Pupils should be introduced to inverted commas to punctuate direct speech. This resource is part of the Grammar Bursts collection. Click through to see what this resource has to offer. This powerful KS2 grammar resources pack provides everything you need to teach a series of five lessons on speech punctuation using inverted commas in Year 3 ...