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Punctuation Practice and Dialogue

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Punctuation Practice and Dialogue

Students writing dialogue with speech bubbles

📝 Part 1: Punctuation Editing

Instructions: Read the short story below and correct all the punctuation errors. Circle or highlight mistakes and rewrite the corrected sentences.

The Adventure Begins

Sarah looked at her watch and gasped Oh no were going to be late she shouted to her brother Tom who was still getting ready upstairs. Tom called back Im almost ready just give me two more minutes Sarah rolled her eyes and muttered Two minutes thats what you said twenty minutes ago When Tom finally came downstairs he asked cheerfully Are you ready to go to the beach Sarah stared at him in disbelief and replied Really Tom you ask me if Im ready

1. How many punctuation errors did you find?

8-10 errors

11-13 errors

14-16 errors

More than 16 errors

💬 Part 2: Dialogue Writing

Scenario: Two friends are planning a surprise birthday party for their mate. Write a dialogue between them with 4-6 exchanges, focusing on correct punctuation.

2. Plan your dialogue first. Who are your characters and what will they discuss?
3. Write your dialogue below. Remember to use:

• Speech marks (" ") around spoken words
• Commas before closing speech marks
• Capital letters for the start of speech
• New line for each new speaker

🎯 Part 3: Reflection and Goals

4. Which punctuation marks do you find most challenging to use correctly?

Speech marks

Commas

Question marks

Exclamation marks

Full stops

5. Explain why punctuation is important in dialogue writing:
6. Set a specific goal for improving your punctuation in future writing:

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