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