Year 3 · English · Grammar · Free Printable
Punctuation and Direct Speech
Help Year 3 students use quotation marks and correct punctuation when writing direct speech.
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Learning Intention
Students will correctly punctuate direct speech using quotation marks, commas and capital letters.
Australian Curriculum
AC9E3LA07
Understand how dialogue is used in narratives and how to punctuate it correctly.
Teacher Notes
Model spoken sentences and show how they look in writing with speech marks. Practise with short conversations.
Skills Practised
- Quotation marks
- Direct speech
- Capital letters in speech
- Comma placement