Direct Speech Punctuation

What punctuation do we use to show someone is speaking?

• Full stops . .

• Commas , ,

• Speech marks " "

• Apostrophes ' '

“Where am I” asked Leon nervously.

Is this correct or incorrect?

• correct

• incorrect

Choose the correct one:

• “Where am I” asked Leon nervously.

• “Where am I? asked Leon nervously."

• “where am I?” asked Leon nervously.

• “Where am I?” asked Leon nervously.

Which one is correct?

• “This is the Place Between,” replied the boy.

• “This is the Place Between”, replied the boy.

Complete the rule:

New speaker, new ______

• punctuation

• line

• speech

• iPad

True or False:

We always need a speech tag (eg. said Leon) after speech marks.

• True

• False

What punctuation do we need here:

“Do you live here ___ ” asked Leon.

• ,

• ?

• !

• .

What is wrong?

“this is my favourite shirt,” said Tim.

• missing capital letter

• don't need a speech tag

• missing full stop

• comma

What type of word is said ?

• noun

• verb

• adjective

• adverb

Can you write this speech correctly with speech punctuation:

where am I asked Leon