Speech Marks | Year 3 English for Kids

How do we show that someone is talking? Ollie the owl shows how speech marks (inverted commas) hug the spoken words, where to open and close them, and that the punctuation goes inside. Children pick the right sentence, choose said, asked or shouted, and build a sentence with speech. Pause and think when the timer appears, then shout out your answer! Follows the National Curriculum in England, Year 3 English (grammar and punctuation: use and punctuate direct speech; use inverted commas to punctuate direct speech). Chapters 0:00 Speech Marks 0:06 Speech bubbles 0:18 Inside the marks 0:28 Which is right? 0:47 Open and close 0:59 Which is right? 1:18 said, asked, shouted 1:27 Pick the word 1:48 Pick the word 2:08 Build it 2:28 Finger speech marks! 2:38 Do you remember? 2:51 Next time: Healthy Eating Narration is AI-generated; script written for this channel. Pictures: Noto Emoji (Apache 2.0).