EnglishFreePrintable
Direct Speech Practice
A free english worksheet ready for your classroom. Open in Kuraplan to grab the print-ready PDF, customize it for your students, or generate a fresh version in seconds.
Name:Date:
Direct Speech Practice
Rawiri, Charlotte and Talia are reporting on a kite festival. Direct speech shows the exact words a person says. Put spoken words inside double quotation marks. Start the spoken words with a capital letter. Put commas, full stops, question marks and exclamation marks inside the closing quotation mark. When a sentence continues with a speech tag, use a comma before the closing quotation mark: “The kite is ready,” Rawiri said. A question mark or exclamation mark replaces that comma: “Is it ready?” Charlotte asked.
Punctuate the festival reports
Rewrite each report as a correctly punctuated sentence. The speech tag comes after the spoken words.
1.Charlotte reports: the wind is perfect she said. Rewrite this as direct speech, adding suitable punctuation and quotation marks.
2.Rawiri calls to Talia: hold your kite string tightly he shouted. Rewrite this as direct speech. Choose punctuation that fits the urgent words.
3.Talia asks Rawiri: is your kite ready she asked. Rewrite this as direct speech with the correct question punctuation.
4.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence for Charlotte speaking excitedly.
- “Our kite has reached the clouds,” she cheered.
- “Our kite has reached the clouds!” she cheered.
- “Our kite has reached the clouds”! she cheered.
5.Choose the correctly punctuated sentence for Rawiri asking a question.
- “Can I help you?” Rawiri asked.
- “Can I help you,” Rawiri asked.
- “Can I help you”? Rawiri asked.
Edit and create
Check where the spoken words end and the speech tag begins. Then try writing your own festival dialogue.
6.Fix the capitals and punctuation in this report: “the blue kite is tangled” Talia whispered. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
7.A reporter wrote: “I can see the judges,” Charlotte said. Which words are the exact speech? Write only the words Charlotte said, including their capital letter and punctuation.
8.Write one original sentence about the festival using the speech tag he replied. Put the speech tag after the spoken words and punctuate the sentence correctly.
9.Write an original question that a kite-festival visitor might ask. Use the speech tag she asked after the spoken words.
10.A gust lifts a kite high above the field. Write one line of direct speech with an exclamation mark, followed by the speech tag Rawiri shouted.
2 printable pages
Page 1
Page 2
About This Worksheet
Free in Kuraplan
Sign up free, grab the PDF, and customize it for your class.
Print-Ready
Formatted for standard paper. Clean layout, easy to read.
AI-Generated
Created with Kuraplan's AI, designed for real classroom use.
For Teachers & Parents
Use in classrooms, for homework, tutoring, or homeschool.
Need a custom version of this worksheet?
Kuraplan's AI generates custom worksheets in seconds — differentiated for every learner, aligned to your curriculum.
Generate Custom Worksheets — Free No credit card Curriculum-aligned Under 60 seconds
