Introduction to Speech

The gardener said, "I have been working for an hour."

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Which of these sentences has punctuated speech correctly?

• Watch out for “that puddle!” Dad yelled.

• “Watch out for that puddle!” Dad yelled.

• “Watch out for” that puddle! Dad yelled.

He told me that he was going to play football.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

He says that he is the tallest boy in the class.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

Tom, Mickey and Jerry said that they were eating some cheese.

• Direct speech

• Indirect speech

What are speech marks also known as?

• Quotation marks

• Exclamation marks

• Commas

• Full stops 

What is the purpose of speech marks in a sentence?

• To show excitement

• To indicate what someone is saying

• To separate items in a list

• To end a sentence 

Which of the following sentences is an example of direct speech?

• He said that he was tired.

• "I am tired," he said.

• He mentioned he was tired.

• He told me he was tired.

What punctuation is used to indicate direct speech?

• Commas

• Colons

• Quotation marks

• Semicolons

Identify the sentence with correctly punctuated direct speech.

• "I love reading books," she said.

• I love reading books, she said.

• "I love reading books" she said.

• I love reading books she said.