Speech Rules

What is dialogue?

• A conversation between/amongst characters

• A verb

• Speech punctuation

• When the writer tells you what is happening in the story

Which of the following is correct?

• Come back here! Miss Buckingham called.

• "Come back here!" Miss Buckingham called.

• "Come back here" Miss Buckingham called.

• Come back here, Miss Buckingham called.

Re-write the sentence, with punctuation:

Why did you do that said Miss Buckingham

Which of the following is correct?

• "I enjoy working with you" said Miss Buckingham

• I enjoy working with you, said Miss Buckingham

• "I enjoy working with you, said Miss Buckingham"

• "I enjoy working with you," said Miss Buckingham.

When a new character speaks you need to:

• Start a new line

• Skip a line and then start a new line

What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?

"Do we have a Team Meeting today" asked Miss Buckingham.

• Comma after 'today'

• Question mark after 'today'

• Question mark after 'Miss Buckingham'

• Full stop after 'today'

What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?

"I cannot wait for half term" Miss Buckingham shouted.

• Comma after 'term'

• Exclamation mark after 'shouted'

• Exclamation mark after 'term'

• Full stop after 'costume'

Tick all sentences that are punctuated correctly

• Miss Buckingham replied, "No problem".

• Miss Buckingham replied "No problem".

• "You're right," she said. "It's dark in here."

• "Thinking about it," she said, "he said he would be late."

• "No" she screamed. "You can't leave yet!"