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Speech Marks and Dialogue practice for Years 3–6
English · Punctuation · Key Stage 2. From capital letters and full stops to semicolons and dashes.
What your child will learn
- Punctuate direct speech using inverted commas, with punctuation inside the inverted commas.
- Read and punctuate dialogue in a story, identifying spoken words and the punctuation that goes with them.
- Use and punctuate direct speech: a comma after the reporting clause, end punctuation inside the inverted commas and a new line for each new speaker.
- Integrate dialogue to convey character and advance the action, choosing precise reporting verbs and punctuating speech correctly.
Try some free speech marks and dialogue questions
These are real BrightWorld questions. In the app, every question adapts to your child’s level and comes with hints and worked examples.
Question 1. Which sentence is punctuated correctly?
- “Can we go to the beach” asked Ellie?
- “Can we go to the beach?” asked Ellie.
- Can we go to the beach? “asked Ellie.”
Show the answer
“Can we go to the beach?” asked Ellie.
Question 2. Who says, “I think it rolled behind the sink”?
“Has anyone seen my paintbrush?” asked Freya, searching under the table. “I think it rolled behind the sink,” replied Omar. Freya peered behind the sink. “Found it! Thank you, Omar.” “You’re welcome,” he said with a grin. “Shall we finish the mural together?” Freya looked at the huge sheet of paper pinned to the wall. Half of it was still blank. “Yes, please,” she said. “Let’s start with the sky.” Omar dipped his brush into the blue paint. “I’ll do the clouds,” he said, “and you can paint the birds.”
“Has anyone seen my paintbrush?” asked Freya, searching under the table. “I think it rolled behind the sink,” replied Omar. Freya peered behind the sink. “Found it! Thank you, Omar.” “You’re welcome,” he said with a grin. “Shall we finish the mural together?” Freya looked at the huge sheet of paper pinned to the wall. Half of it was still blank. “Yes, please,” she said. “Let’s start with the sky.” Omar dipped his brush into the blue paint. “I’ll do the clouds,” he said, “and you can paint the birds.”
- Omar
- Freya
Show the answer
Omar
Question 3. Which is punctuated correctly?
- The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”
- The conductor shouted, “Sit down”!
- “The conductor shouted, Sit down!”
Show the answer
The conductor shouted, “Sit down!”
How BrightWorld helps with speech marks and dialogue
Children practise speech marks and dialogue at Easy, Medium or Hard, in mixed quizzes, in the Answer Run game and inside story missions. If they get stuck, they get a hint and a worked example; if they’re flying, the questions get harder. Parents see how they’re doing in the parent area.
Practise speech marks and dialogue in BrightWorld
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BrightWorld starts at your child’s level with a quick, fun check, then adapts as they learn. No ads, no strangers, and you see what they’ve learned.
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Related topics
Capital Letters and End Marks Commas Apostrophes Colons, Semicolons and Dashes