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This quiz is about speech marks and introduces Key Stage 1 students to speech marks and their purpose. The National Curriculum doesn’t expect children in this key stage to know how to use speech marks as this is required in Year 3. When reading, however, they do need to know when a character is speaking. Therefore, this introduction to speech marks will aid their reading and comprehension skills and add to their all-round literacy and English knowledge.

When we read a story, sometimes the characters speak. We know a character is speaking because speech marks show us. When you see “ this means somebody has started speaking and this sign ” means they have finished.

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Use Plazoom’s Sentence Builder Game to develop Year 3 and Year 4 pupils’ understanding of the use of speech marks when writing direct speech. They will do this by learning how to write direct speech using inverted commas and other speech punctuation, varying the position of the reporting clause. Pupils will use the direct speech and reporting clause cards to create sentences, rehearsing them orally before writing. The grammar game will also give pupils the opportunity to use and understand grammar terminology in English appendix 2 when discussing their sentences.

This sentence game for KS2 can be played as a whole class as a fun English lesson starter activity or as the main focus of the lesson. It could also be used as a writing intervention in KS2 for pupils who may need support to use direct speech in KS2.

What is direct speech?

Direct speech is when the exact words that someone says are written.

• “We are going on an adventure,” said Travis.

How do we punctuate direct speech?

Inverted commas , or speech marks, are used when writing direct speech. The inverted commas go around what is said within a sentence. Other speech punctuation is also needed. Punctuation is needed at the end of the direct speech before the inverted comma, and a comma is used after the reporting clause if this comes before the direct speech.

• Travis said, “We are going on an adventure.”

What is the reporting clause?

The reporting clause is the short clause that can come before or after the direct speech that states who was talking. It can also show how the speech was said.

• “We are going on an adventure,” announced Travis.

National Curriculum English programme of study links

• Pupils should compose and rehearse sentences orally, progressively building a varied and rich vocabulary and an increasing range of sentence structures.
• Pupils should be taught to use and punctuate direct speech.
• Pupils should be taught to use and understand the grammatical terminology in English appendix 2 accurately and appropriately when discussing their writing.

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Statements, questions and commands

I can recognise the difference between a statement, question and command.

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Key learning points.

• There are four types of simple sentence.
• Any simple sentence is a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense.
• Each type of simple sentence has a different purpose for the reader.
• A statement often ends with a full stop, a question with a question mark and a command can end with an exclamation mark.
• A command starts with an imperative verb.

Common misconception

Pupils may find it difficult to know when a command ends in an exclamation mark and when it doesn't.

Choose clear examples that model strong emotion and calm emotion and use tone and intonation to support understanding.

Simple sentence - a sentence about one idea that makes complete sense

Statement - a type of simple sentence that expresses a fact or an opinion and most often ends with a full stop

Question - a type of simple sentence that asks the reader for an answer and ends with a question mark

Command - a type of simple sentence that tells someone to do something and can end with an exclamation mark

Imperative verb - a type of verb that starts a command and tells someone what to do

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Writing Sentences Fix & Draw the Sentence Worksheets

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This Bundle of worksheets on sentence structure is suitable for KS1 children who are developing their skills writing sentences. This bundle includes 2 different packs of worksheets on sentence structure.

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Includes 2 packs of worksheets Suitable for KS1 children - Years 1 & Year 2 Includes the following resources: Fix the Sentences Fix & Draw the Sentences

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Sentence Structure Grammar Worksheets

This pack includes a selection of worksheets suitable for KS1 children who are learning about sentence structure. Each worksheet includes 2 different sentences that need fixing! Children look at the sentences then fix them by adding in capital letters and the correct punctuation.

Product Overview

Covers sentence structure - capital letters and punctuation Suitable for KS1 children - Year 1 & Year 2 Includes 40 worksheets 2 sentences on each page Differentiated Words used are mainly decodable to encourage independent working

Children read each sentence then re-write it correctly by adding a capital letter and full stop and sometimes finger spaces.

This pack is differentiated as explained below.

10 pages - capital letters and full stops with simple sentences - I can see… It is… 10 pages - capital letters and full stops with more complex sentences 10 pages - capital letters, full stops and finger spaces with simple sentences 10 pages - capital letters, full stops and finger spaces with more complex sentences Sentence Structure Capital Letters Full Stops Worksheets 1st Grade

This pack includes a selection of printables suitable for KS1 children who are learning about sentence structure. Each worksheet includes 1 sentence that needs fixing and space for your student to draw the sentence. Children look at the sentences then fix them by adding in capital letters and the correct punctuation as well as finger spaces when asked to.

Covers sentence structure - capital letters and punctuation - full stops Suitable for KS1 children - Year 1 & 2 Includes 60 worksheets 1 sentence on each page Differentiated

Children read each sentence then re-write it correctly by adding a capital letter and full stop and sometimes finger spaces. Children then draw a picture of the corrected sentence in the space provided.

10 pages - capital letters and full stops with simple sentences - I can see… 20 pages - capital letters and full stops with more complex sentences 10 pages - capital letters, full stops and finger spaces with simples sentences 20 pages - capital letters, full stops and finger spaces with more complex sentences

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