Inverted Commas Practice

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💬 Part 1: Adding Inverted Commas

Remember: Inverted commas show the exact words someone has spoken. They work like little speech containers!

1. Add inverted commas to these sentences:

a) Mum said Time for tea.

b) The teacher whispered Be quiet please.

c) Dad shouted I found my keys!

2. Which sentence uses inverted commas correctly?

Sarah said "Hello there."

Sarah said, "Hello there."

Sarah said, Hello there.

3. Complete this conversation by adding the missing inverted commas and punctuation:

Tom said I love playing football

Emma replied So do I! Can we play together

4. Write a short conversation between two friends meeting at the park. Use inverted commas correctly and start a new line for each speaker:

5. Can you spot the mistakes? Rewrite these sentences correctly:

a) The boy said "where is my bag.

b) "Help me! shouted the girl.

6. Create your own comic strip conversation using at least 4 speech bubbles with correct inverted commas:

Success Criteria - I can:

Explain what inverted commas are used for

Correctly add inverted commas to sentences with direct speech

Start a new line for a new speaker when writing dialogue