missing punctuation · i can punctuate direct speech. someone has removed the speech punctuation...
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Missing Punctuation
Someone has removed all the inverted commas from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
I can punctuate direct speech.
“ ” .
inverted commas full stop
I f you c ou l d hav e a s up e r powe r, wha t wou l d i t b e ?
I wou l d d e f i n i t e l y c hoo s e t o f l y , s ugge s t e d s omeone
I wan t t o f r e e z e t ime ! s a i d ano th e r
I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c ou l d s py on p e op l e o r s c a re t h em , l augh ed B en j i
I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s , M r Jay sm i l e d , a l t h ough I ’m no t s u re t ha t ’ s s u ch a
k i nd cho i c e , B en j i . Pe r hap s you m i gh t t h i n k o f wha t go od you r p owe r s
c ou l d b e u s e d f o r, i n s t e ad o f s py i ng and s c a r i ng p e op l e
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Missing Punctuation Answers
Someone has removed all the inverted commas from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
I can punctuate direct speech.
“ ” .
inverted commas full stop
“ I f you c ou l d hav e a s up e r powe r, wha t wou l d i t b e ? ”
“ I wou l d d e f i n i t e l y c hoo s e t o f l y , ” s u gge s t e d s omeone .
“ I wan t t o f r e e z e t ime ! ” s a i d ano th e r.
“ I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c ou l d s py on p e op l e o r s c a re t h em , ” l a ugh ed B en j i .
“ I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s , ” M r Jay sm i l e d , “a l t h ough I ’m no t s u re t ha t ’ s s u ch
a k i nd cho i c e , B en j i . Pe r hap s you m i gh t t h i n k o f wha t go od you r p owe r s
c ou l d b e u s e d f o r, i n s t e ad o f s py i ng and s c a r i ng p e op l e . ”
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Missing Punctuation
Someone has removed the speech punctuation from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
I can punctuate direct speech.
? ! , “ ” .
question markexclamation
markcomma
inverted commas
full stop
I f you c ou l d hav e a s up e r powe r, wha t wou l d i t b e
I wou l d d e f i n i t e l y c hoo s e t o f l y , s ugge s t e d s omeone
I wan t t o f r e e z e t ime s a i d ano th e r
I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c ou l d s py on p e op l e o r s c a re t h em , l augh ed B en j i
I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s , M r Jay sm i l e d a l t h ough I ’m no t s u re t ha t ’ s s u ch a
k i nd cho i c e , B en j i Pe rhap s you m i gh t t h i n k o f wha t go od you r p owe r s
c ou l d b e u s e d f o r, i n s t e ad o f s py i ng and s c a r i ng p e op l e
visit twinkl.com
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Missing Punctuation AnswersI can punctuate direct speech.
Someone has removed the speech punctuation from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
“ I f you c ou l d hav e a s up e r powe r, wha t wou l d i t b e ? ”
“ I wou l d d e f i n i t e l y c hoo s e t o f l y , ” s u gge s t e d s omeone .
“ I wan t t o f r e e z e t ime ! ” s a i d ano th e r.
“ I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c ou l d s py on p e op l e o r s c a re t h em , ” l a ugh ed B en j i .
“ I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s , ” Mr Jay sm i l e d , “a l t h ough I ’m no t s u re t ha t ’ s s u ch
a k i nd cho i c e , B en j i . Pe r hap s you m i gh t t h i n k o f wha t go od you r p owe r s
c ou l d b e u s e d f o r, i n s t e ad o f s py i ng and s c a r i ng p e op l e . ”
? ! , “ ” .
question markexclamation
markcomma
inverted commas
full stop
visit twinkl.com
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Missing Punctuation
Someone has removed the speech punctuation from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
I can punctuate direct speech.
? ! , “ ” .
question markexclamation
markcomma
inverted commas
full stop
I f you c ou l d hav e a s up e r powe r wha t wou l d i t b e I wou l d d e f i n i t e l y
c hoo s e t o f l y s ugge s t e d s omeone I wan t t o f r e e z e t ime s a i d ano th e r
I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c ou l d s py on p e op l e o r s c a re t h em l aughed B en j i
I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s M r Jay sm i l e d a l t h ough I ’m no t s u re t ha t ’ s s u ch a
k i nd cho i c e B en j i Pe rhap s you m i gh t t h i n k o f wha t go od you r p owe r s
c ou l d b e u s e d f o r i n s t e ad o f s py i ng and s c a r i ng p e op l e
Don’t forget to start a new line for each new speaker! You will need to rewrite the extract.
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Missing Punctuation Answers
“ I f y o u c o u l d h ave a s u p e r p o we r, w h a t w o u l d i t b e ? ”
“ I w o u l d d e f i n i t e l y c h o os e t o f l y , ” s u gge s t e d s o m e o n e .
“ I w a n t t o f re e z e t i m e ! ” s a i d a n o t h e r.
“ I ’ d b e i nv i s i b l e s o I c o u l d s p y o n p e o p l e o r s c a re t h e m , ”
l a u g h e d B e n j i .
“ I n t e re s t i n g i d e a s , ” M r Ja y s m i l e d , “ a l t h o u g h I ’ m n o t s u re t h a t ’s
s u c h a k i n d c h o i c e , B e n j i . Pe r h a ps y o u m i g h t t h i n k o f w h a t go o d y o u r
p o we rs c o u l d b e u s e d f o r, i n s t e a d o f s p y i n g a n d s c a r i n g p e o p l e . ”
Someone has removed the speech punctuation from the extract below. Can you improve it by adding the correct punctuation?
Use these punctuation marks:
I can punctuate direct speech.
? ! , “ ” .
question markexclamation
markcomma
inverted commas
full stop
Don’t forget to start a new line for each new speaker! You will need to rewrite the extract.
visit twinkl.com