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Can you put speech marks in the correct place in
these sentences? “”
1) Hello, said my mum when I came home from
school.
2) What time is it? asked Ajmal.
3) Stop talking, shouted the teacher.
4) The man in the shop said, Do you need any
help?
5) Can you go to the shop? asked Dad. Yes, I
replied.
6) The old lady said, Can you help me cross the
road?
Now try to write a sentence of your own using speech
marks.
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Name:
Date:
Re-write these sentences, putting speech marks in
the correct place.
1) Not I, grunted the pig.
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2) The teacher said, Please tidy away.
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3)
Can you get me a pencil, please? asked Basil. Ok,
replied Rajan.
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4) Please be quiet, whispered the librarian.
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5) The little girl said, Please may I have an apple?
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Well done – now have a go at writing a some
sentences of your own.
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