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IINNTTRROODDUUCCTTIIOONN The material contained in this pack is meant to supplement and enhance learning at Key Stages 3 or 4. The exercises and worksheets will enable teachers of English to offer practice in reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. In addition, there will be opportunities to access background information where appropriate to enhance understanding and appreciation of texts. Every effort is made to ensure that the information provided in this publication is accurate. It is the policy of Coleridge Press to obtain permission on any copyright material in their publications. The publishers will be glad to make suitable arrangements with any copyright holders whom it has not been possible to contact. Purchasers may photocopy the sheets in this pack provided that they do so only for use within their own institution.

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Contents page 1

Pupil and teacher checklist page 2

1. Revision of Booklet 1 pages 3-5

2. Commas for lists pages 6-8

3. More commas for lists pages 9-11

4. Speech marks - spoken words first pages 12-15

5. Speech marks - spoken words last pages 16- 19 6. Speech marks - unspoken words pages 20-24

in between the spoken words 7. Questions pages 25-27

8. More questions pages 28-30 9. Exclamations pages 31-33 10. More exclamations pages 34-36 11. Revision of Booklet 2 pages 37-38

12. Test on Booklet 2 pages 39-40


I know and can use the following:

Capital letters and full stops

Commas for lists

Speech marks - spoken words first

Speech marks - spoken words last

Speech marks - unspoken words in in between the spoken words

Question marks

Exclamation marks

My score for: Revision of Booklet 2

Test on Booklet 2

I think I have improved on the following_____________________

___________________________________________________________ I think I still need to work on the following____________________

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Remember the rules you have learnt about sentences, full

stops and capitals as you work through this revision exercise.

1. the car driver was stuck in a traffic jam

2. with a sudden burst of speed the boy won the race

3. my friend bought me a new book for my birthday

4. sophie and kate were great fans of justin

timberlake

5. “my favourite author is j r r tolkein,” said robert

6. when mr wilkins called the register sam barnett, nathan

hudd, david willetts and chris phillips were absent

7. at the airshow prince charles was seen talking to squadron

leader humphries

8. the reverend williams welcomed lord and

lady hamilton to the sunday service

9. the famous explorer sir walter raleigh was a

favourite of queen elizabeth I

10. “i don’t know if i can come out tonight but if i make the

tea i am sure i’ll be able to, so i’ll ring you later,” said

james to his friend michael


11. “I don’t like you and I won’t do it!”

screamed cerys

12. the 25 december, christmas day, is

james ahia’s birthday

13. “march, april and may are my favourite months

because i love the spring,” stated dr teresa green

14. on friday and saturday rachel was going out with her

friends emma, victoria and jamie

15. when i was on holiday in

pembrokeshire with my french

cousin, jean-paul, we went for a

walk on newgale beach

16. in london the german tourists visited buckinham

palace, madame tussauds and the houses of parliament

17. once i had made my mind up i posted my order to

kelvin hughes, kilgraston house, southampton

18. “hurry up ali,” called ryan, “we don’t want

to be late for our lesson”

19. “what time does the film start dan?” asked

warren, “we don’t want to miss the beginning”


20. “this meal is delicious,” exclaimed

lady vaughan, “i shall recommend this

restaurant to all my friends”

21. at the newsagents ben bought the telegraph, the daily

mail and the express for his neighbours mr and mrs smith

22. “my favourite book is ‘harry potter and the

philosopher’s stone’,” said ffion to her friend

charlotte, “it is written by j k rowling”

23. in the pantomime ‘dick whittington and his

cat’, dick became the lord mayor of london

24. the pupils of stirling high school raised

money for the rspcc and the pdsa

25. the right honourable jake douglas obe opened the

new bbc studios in sheffield

26. Put in the capital letters where needed.

house brother japan car summer paris sunday apple cardiff giraffe town easter american year dog cornwall sophie pacific july winter


Simple rules for commas

Commas are used:

to help a sentence make sense

after names in a list

A comma is used to make the meaning of a sentence clear.

Ffion bought bread, butter, milk and eggs.

A comma is not used before the word ‘and’.

Matthew is tall, dark and handsome.

The puppy was jumping, barking and wagging

his tail.

Read through the following sentences and put in

the missing commas.

Remember to put in the missing capital letters and full stops.

1. the ghost of lady ellen dryden

haunted the castle and flew

through the cellars kitchen lounge

dining room and up the stairs

2. “have you brought the flour currants eggs sugar and milk

rebecca?” asked mrs morgan

3. richard rhys phillip ben and alex were peter’s

best friends

4. my dog toby chased kevin ashley and luke around the

garden

,


5. snowdrops daffodils and crocuses are the

first flowers of spring

6. bridie minal and leah packed sandwiches

crisps cake and pop for their picnic

7. the lorry driver stopped at a transport café for a meal of

bacon sausage eggs beans tomatoes and fried bread

8. a fisherman caught trout grayling barbel

and chub in the river wye

9. for her birthday kim was given clothes

perfume a dvd and some books

10. “sherbet lemons cola bottles fruit gums and chocolate

raisins are my favourite sweets” said sam

11. “i’ll need a hammer a screwdriver four nails and six

screws to repair this bookcase” thought mr williams

12. ben mark and dan went to see the tower of

london madame tussauds buckingham palace

and big ben when they visited london last monday

13. “it isn’t healthy to have too much chocolate

crisps and fizzy pop” said miss taylor “you should eat more

fresh fruit such as apples pears grapes and oranges


1. Write down your four favourite foods.

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2. Write down five animals you would find in a zoo.

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3. Write down four things you would find in your pencil case.

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4. Write down the names of four teachers in your school.

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5. Which days of the week have more than six letters?

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More commas - REMEMBER

A comma is used to make the meaning of a sentence clear.

Ffion bought bread, butter, milk and eggs.

A comma is not used before the word ‘and’.

Matthew is tall, dark and handsome.

The puppy was jumping, barking and wagging

his tail.

Read through the following sentences and put

in the missing commas.

Remember to put in the missing capital letters and full stops. 1. the reverend potter asked george craig stephanie and

cerianne to deliver leaflets to the people who lived

in tennyson road wordsworth avenue and coleridge

avenue

2. “my three favourite films are ‘the

fellowship of the ring’ ‘the two towers’

and ‘the return of the king’” robert told

his friends joe andrew and patrick

3. lord and lady grant couldn’t decide whether to watch itv

bbc 1 bbc2 channel 4 or channel 5

4. the tourists from france spain belgium germany italy and

switzerland visited london cardiff liverpool and edinburgh

,


5. emma was kind thoughtful and helpful to her friend sam

6. on tuesday michael luke and james bought

the daily mail the daily telegraph the sun and

the guardian for their lesson with mrs arnold

the media studies teacher

7. leonie rebecca and kirby were raising money for the rspca

the pdsa and the nspcc during the easter holidays

8. “ did you know that my name is made up of five months

of the year?” asked jason “they are july august september

october and november”

9. rachel jamie and emma couldn’t decide whether to have

a sausage roll a sandwich fish and chips or

a roast dinner at lunchtime on wednesday

10. mrs mills had the daily express delivered to 35 skomer

road on monday tuesday thursday friday and saturday

11. “i love christmas eve christmas day and boxing day”

said amy “i think christmas is my favourite time of year”

12. kevin’s favourite drinks were coca-cola dr pepper

7 up lilt and fanta

13. the contestants were from leeds york bath and bristol


1. Write down your four favourite TV programmes.

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2. Write down four flowers you would find in a garden.

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3. Write down five things you would find in your bedroom.

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4. Write down the names of four people in your family.

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5. Which months of the year spell the name Jason?

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Speech marks are sometimes called quotation marks or

inverted commas. They are used to show who is speaking.

Simple rules for speech marks:

We use “before the first word spoken and” after the last

word spoken.

“I have just finished my homework,” said Sam

We always use a capital letter for the first word of

speech.

“That’s not fair,” grumbled Leah.

Commas go between the spoken words and the

unspoken words.

“I can run faster than Phillip,” boasted Craig.

Speech marks always come after a comma, full stop,

question or exclamation mark.

“Is Mr McDonald in today?” asked Shaé.

Each time a new person speaks we start a new line.

“Hello Dean, how are you?” asked Hannah.

“I’m fine Hannah,” replied Dean.

Speech marks – spoken words first

Read through the following sentences and put in the missing

speech marks, commas, capital letters and full stops.

1. christmas is my favourite time of year said

bugs bunny

“ ”


2. i think I’m going to be sick groaned bridon

3. i like the new boy justin whispered bridie to minal

4. my throat has been hurting since monday croaked sophie

5. as soon as mr lightman arrives the assembly will begin

announced mrs jones

6. the right honourable james davies will

be attending the sunday service this

week stated the reverend walters

7. remember to write in your planner that the homework has

to be in by friday added miss darch

8. yes i delivered the daily mail to mr gray the daily express

to mrs dane and the sun to mr hancock answered jake

9. I didn’t mean to break your window mr

james sobbed paul

10. look at the poster by the door hannah

and you’ll find the answer hinted amy

11. I’m so sorry sergeant major stuttered private barnes

12. that was a really good joke rachel laughed jamie

13. oh dr mort please give me something to take

away the pain begged corporal harries


Words to use instead

of ‘said’:

gasped answered shrieked whispered ordered sighed muttered shouted laughed cried begged yelled

Direct speech is used to describe words that are actually

spoken.

The words that are spoken are put inside speech marks like

this.

“Hello Pete, how are you?” asked Bill.

“I’m fine Bill,” replied Pete.

Choose any of the words from the

word box to help you write five

sentences using direct speech.

1._________________________________________________________

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2._________________________________________________________

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3._________________________________________________________

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4._________________________________________________________

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5._________________________________________________________

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I’m fine Bill. Hello Pete,

how are you?

REMEMBER new speaker - new line


Of course you are! You’re a typical chauvinist male

blaming the other driver just because she’s a woman!

You shouldn’t have

been driving so close!

Well I’m not to blame!

You should have been watching

the road not day-dreaming!

You just ran into the back of my car, you stupid woman!

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Why did you slam your brakes on?

The road was clear!

Words to

use instead

of ‘said’: gasped

exclaimed retorted shouted yelled

shrieked

Write out this argument and do the following:

Make up names for the two angry motorists.

Put the words in bubbles into speech marks.

Start a new line each time a different person speaks.






word spoken.

Sam said, “I have just finished my homework.”


speech.

Leah grumbled, “That’s not fair.”


unspoken words.

Craig boasted, “I can run faster than Phillip.”



Shaé asked, “Is Mr McDonald in today?”


Hannah asked, “Hello Dean, how are you?”.

Dean replied, “I’m fine Hannah.”

Speech marks – spoken words last



1. jamie whispered look that’s mr crichton the new teacher

2. kevin yelled i didn’t do it mr bruton

3. kim gasped i can’t believe it david’s early today

“ ”


4. cerianne grinned this summer i’m going to

go to spain for the whole of august

5. lauren sighed i really love ronan keating’s

latest album ‘turn it on’

6. joe urged come on black beauty you can win the race

7. the sergeant major shrieked get over here immediately

8. the prime minister tony blair argued top-up fees are

important for the future of our universities

9. ben stuttered i’m sorry sir i...i…i...i…i didn’t mean to do it

10. the american tourist sam harvey drawled

here i am outside buckingham palace i sure

like little london town

11. mr ellis shouted bridon dean ben sam

daniel ashley shaé and matthew stand in a line

12. darren groaned i can’t face another lesson here i’m off

13. mr grimshaw the newsagent grumbled those newsboys

have forgotten to deliver yachting monthly practical boat

owner and sailing today to admiral benbow

14. sir clive woodward gasped I never expected

to receive a knighthood for my services to sport


Indirect

speech

Indirect

speech

If you have to report what someone has told you or what you

have heard, you use indirect speech.

The judge sentenced Fingers Smith to seven yeards at Wormwood Scrubs for his part in the jewel robbery.

Ben asked Kim if she would like to go and see “The Matrix” with him on Friday.

Punctuate these sentences then change them from direct

speech to indirect speech.

1. where is my pen? asked rebecca

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2. i like playing computer games replied luke

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Fingers Smith I

sentence you to

seven years at

Wormwood Scrubs

for your part in the

jewel robbery.

Kim, would you like to come

and see “The Matrix” with

me Friday?

Direct speech

Direct

speech


3. anthony said i really enjoy my english lessons

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4. mr maxwell grumbled i am fed up with the newsagent

he’s forgotten to deliver the daily telegraph again

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Punctuate these sentences then change them from indirect

speech to direct speech.

1. mrs mcdonald told daneian to hand his book in

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2. emma asked if she could stay in lunchtime

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3. george said he was going to rome for a week

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4. charlotte whispered to amy that she didn’t like art

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word spoken.

“At last,” said Sam, “I have just finished my

homework.”


speech but If unspoken words break up the spoken

words only use a capital letter for the first word of the

first part of speech.

“Come in,” said the teacher, “and sit down quietly.”

“Hurry up,” called Ben, “we have a long way to go.”


unspoken words.

“I can run faster than Phillip,” boasted Craig, “and I

can run faster than Cerianne.”



“Is Mr McDonald in today?” asked Shaé. “He wanted

to see me before the lesson started.”


“Hello Dean, how are you?” asked Hannah. “You

weren’t in yesterday.”

“I’m fine Hannah,” replied Dean, “thanks for asking.”

“ ”




1. the owls screeched twit twoo twit twoo

twit twoo before flying off into the wood

2. get off my land shouted lord hill or I’ll set

my dogs on you

3. would you buy a raffle ticket requested nathan we’re

raising money for the nspcc

4. oh yes taunted david do you really think I’m scared of you

5. my address said reverend graham is

saint mary’s church crowsley road

shiplake henley-on-thames oxfordshire

6. is mr fraser at home asked pc bradley i

need to ask him about the night of sunday february 1st

7. as you all know stated mr thomas the activity days

will be on the last tuesday wednesday thursday

and friday of the summer term

8. i can’t believe it gasped lady wright why would the daily

mirror print such lies about the accident last monday

9. please forgive me begged ben i didn’t mean to upset you

Speech marks – unspoken words in between the spoken words


10. hurry up shaé called matthew we need to see dr mudd

and mr ellis before the end of break

11. the rock group queen were really

popular years ago remembered mel my

favourite hit was “bohemian rhapsody”

12. get moving now ordered detective inspector crawford

we need to be on the scene as soon as possible

13. look at ryan’s score exclaimed imran i can’t believe it

14. did you enjoy the meal asked the owner of the red

dragon we are trying a new menu during february

15. stand there ordered mrs jones and wait for mr hicks

16. i’ve really missed you two boys exclaimed

squadron leader andrew parsons at raf marham

in norfolk it’s so good to be home

17. where am i going replied kevin i’m going to

visit ashley before i go to town to meet my mum

18. would you go to tesco peter asked mrs phipps i need

potatoes cheese bread and butter for tonight’s meal

19. come here west snarled corporal hale what

do you mean by turning up at this time of day


Words to use instead

of ‘said’:

called shouted cried replied yelled begged ordered sighed sobbed groaned snarled stated moaned sneered

Write out this argument and do the following:

Make up names for the two people.

Put the words in bubbles into speech marks.

Start a new line each time a different person speaks.

Let go of my arm.

Okay, I’ll tell

you everthing.

You’re hurting me.

Get off me!

Well, tell me then.

I thought you would.

Tell me the truth first.

You have to tell me.

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REMEMBER

new speaker - new line


Words to use instead of ‘said’:

asked called

muttered shouted

cried replied

laughed grumbled

yelled whispered

begged screeched

ordered sighed

sobbed groaned

Choose any of the words from the word

box to help you write five sentences using

direct speech.

1._________________________________________________________

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2._________________________________________________________

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3._________________________________________________________

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4._________________________________________________________

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5._________________________________________________________

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Question marks are used in writing to show when a question

is asked. When talking, we can tell if a person is asking a question by the way they speak. Since we cannot do this in writing, we use a question mark.

Simple rules for question marks:

Question marks always come at the end of a sentence.

Where are you going?

Sometimes a question mark is the only way of showing

if a sentence is a question or a statement.

You’re going to Spain tomorrow?

You’re going to Spain tomorrow.

One word can be a question in itself.

Who? What? Why? Where? When? How?

Question marks always come at the end of a sentence

but before speech marks.


A question is usually followed by an answer.

“What time is it?” asked Emma.

“Half past twelve,” replied Victoria.

Read through the following sentences. Work out which ones

are questions and put in the missing question marks.

Remember to put in any missing capital letters or full stops.

1. i am visiting sam and bridon on tuesday

2. who were you with last night

3. daniel’s dog chased his cat under the chair

?


4. how much is that trailbike

5. did you hear that plane pass by

6. why did you do that

7. when are you going to see the latest harry potter movie

8. what time is it

9. my friends were waiting for me

10. where are amy and kim today


question marks. Remember to put in any missing speech

marks, commas, capital letters or full stops.

1. are you going to the disco tonight rebecca asked leonie

2. isn’t this weather terrible stated mr franklin

3. how much is it for the daily mail the daily express

and the radio times enquired george

4. what on earth are you doing james shouted mr britt

5. could you please forgive me sobbed harriet

6. please spare some change begged the homeless girl

7. who on earth is that strange person whispered katie

8. can shall I stay and help you pleaded craig

9. could you tell me that joke again laughed peter

10. did you really kiss justin timberlake kate gasped sophie


1. What would you ask about your favourite TV programme?

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2. What would you ask in your favourite shop?

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3. What would you ask your favourite pop star?

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4. What would you ask at breakfast?

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5. What would you ask in the cinema?

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Question marks are used in writing to show when a question

is asked. When talking, we can tell if a person is asking a question by the way they speak. Since we cannot do this in writing, we use a question mark.

Simple rules for question marks:

Question marks always come at the end of a sentence.

Where are you going?

Sometimes a question mark is the only way of showing

if a sentence is a question or a statement.

You’re going to Spain tomorrow?

You’re going to Spain tomorrow.

One word can be a question in itself.

Who? What? Why? Where? When? How?

Question marks always come at the end of a sentence

but before speech marks.


A question is usually followed by an answer.

“What time is it?” asked Emma.

“Half past twelve,” replied Victoria.

Read through the following sentences. Work out which

ones are questions and put in the missing question marks.

Remember to put in any missing capital letters or full stops. 1. where is your book

2. have you seen patrick

3. nathan was in tesco’s last night

?


4. when are you going out

5. who did that

6. the plane was flying to spain

7. how old is kim

8. is it raining

9. peter helped miss mudd

10. is it six o’clock yet


question marks. Remember to put in any missing speech

marks, commas, capital letters or full stops.

1. do i have to stay behind gulped ben

2. what’s the matter katie asked bridie

3. why did you hit me so hard groaned richard

4. when are we going to have the surprise party for

mrs thomas’s retirement whispered minal

5. did you want to see me mrs jones stuttered chris

6. what have you done now sneered sergeant brown

7. whose muddy footprints are these shouted mrs green

8. why do i have to do everything myself grumbled rachel

9. when shall we three meet again shrieked the witch

10. do you really think i care taunted the bully


1. What would you ask about your favourite football team?

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2. What would you ask in the Post Office?

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3. What would you ask about in France?

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4. What would you ask about in the museum?

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5. What would you ask in a restaurant?

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X

X

Exclamation marks are used in writing to show very strong

feeling e.g. surprise, shock or pleasure. They can often come after sentences or phrases to strengthen a command or to show amusement.

Simple rules for exclamation marks:

Exclamation marks always come at the end of a

sentence.

Keep off the grass!

An exclamation mark is also usual after an exclamation

beginning with what or how:

What a lovely view!

How well you’ve done in your test Sam!

One word can be a exclamation in itself.

Help! What! Oh! Ouch! Fantastic! Aargh!


sentence but before speech marks.

“Naila, pay attention!” shouted Mrs McDonald.

Don't use an exclamation mark unless it's absolutely

necessary. Don’t use an exclamation mark in formal

writing and NEVER use two or three of them in a row

unless you are writing a personal letter.

What an amazing match!

What an amazing match!!!


!

FORMAL WRITING

FORMAL WRITING

PERSONAL LETTER



are exclamations and put in the missing exclamation marks.


1. ouch, that hurt

2. go away

3. it’s christmas at last

4. it is three o’clock

5. what an amazing film

6. pay attention hannah

7. i don’t believe it

8. don’t touch that

9. the cat was purring happily

10. that’s so boring


exclamation marks. Remember to put in any missing speech

marks, commas, question marks, capital letters or full stops.

1. brilliant work emma praised miss darch

2. come here now kevin loveday shouted mr britt

3. let me go yelled bridon

4. this is delicious murmured rebecca

5. what a breathtaking view sighed leah

6. the treasure chest is empty shrieked captain sam bones


7. aargh screamed dean i’ve been bitten by a snake

8. help shouted james i can’t swim

9. good heavens exclaimed the vicar of

dibley i can’t believe it

10. stand there ordered mr clarey do you

realise what trouble you are in

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X

X

Exclamation marks are used in writing to show very strong

feeling e.g. surprise, shock or pleasure. They can often come after sentences or phrases to strengthen a command or to show amusement.

Simple rules for exclamation marks:


sentence.

Keep off the grass!

An exclamation mark is also usual after an exclamation

beginning with what or how:

What a lovely view!

How well you’ve done in your test Sam!

One word can be an exclamation in itself.

Help! What! Oh! Ouch! Fantastic! Aargh!


sentence but before speech marks.

“Naila, pay attention!” shouted Mrs McDonald.

Don't use an exclamation mark unless it's absolutely

necessary. Don’t use an exclamation mark in formal

writing and NEVER use two or three of them in a row

unless you are writing a personal letter.

What an amazing match!



!

FORMAL WRITING

FORMAL WRITING

PERSONAL LETTER



are exclamations and put in the missing exclamation marks.


1. i hate you

2. put it away now

3. that was sensational

4. the dog barked

5. he was an old man

6. the concert was absolutely amazing

7. i won’t eat it

8. what an unbelievable experience

9. the wolf growled menacingly

10. i’m going to be sick


exclamation marks. Remember to put in any missing speech

marks, commas, question marks, capital letters or full stops.

1. oh dear me sighed mrs oliver

2. fantastic idea laughed ashley

3. what a glorious day exclaimed prince william

4. how wonderful to be here stated lady fitzroy

5. quick, run for it urged daniel

6. this is heavenly gasped sophie


7. oh no whispered patrick i can’t believe it

8. leave me alone sobbed ben i didn’t do it

9. get over here immediately mark shouted

mrs mcdonald what have you been doing

10. how terrible sympathised mr ellis are you sure you’re okay

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1. i delivered the sun the star and the daily mail to mr ham

2. june, july and august are my favourite months because

i love the summer commented police constable davies

3. sir paul mccartney stated my favourite tv

channels are itv1 bbc1 bbc 2 and sky sports

4. would you go to the shop for me asked

mr leader i need milk sugar tea and biscuits

5. come here at once shouted mr baker what do you

think you’re doing

6. help me screamed the drowning man

i can’t stay afloat for much longer

7. how much would it cost for two packets of crisps a bar

of chocolate a can of coke and a packet of chewing

gum asked david

8. give that to me at once demanded

sergeant howard where did you find it

9. what a lovely view gasped lianne isn’t it beautiful

10. hooray yelled ryan I’ve beaten you again ali


Punctuate these sentences then change

them from direct speech to indirect speech.

11. are you going to the uci on saturday jake asked imran

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12. stop doing that james shouted michael

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Punctuate these sentences then change

them from indirect speech to direct speech.

13. ben asked if he could go on the school

trip to oakwood

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14. rachel grumbled that she hated going to school

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Questions and Exclamations

15 What would you ask about your favourite film?

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16 Write an exclamation that Kerry could say.

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1. my favourite books are the hobbit the

fellowship of the ring the two towers and

the return of the king said robert

2. mrs miller murmured i need self-raising flour butter sugar

eggs milk and cocoa to make ryan’s cake

3. ceriann atherton craig adams ben gallimore and phillip

evans shouted mr clarey why are you so late

4. it’s not fair exclaimed darren nobody believes me

5. i don’t believe it bawled squadron leader fletcher how

could you be so stupid

6. that is quite beneath me sneered joe do

you really think i would stoop so low

7. yes screamed sam we’ve won

8. come here josh ordered mrs bell what are you doing

9. leave me alone snarled jake i didn’t do it

10. do you know how great a fan i am of

planet of the apes asked callum raworth

of chester i have all the films starring

charlton heston i have the complete tv

series and i have the latest film remake as well


Punctuate these sentences then change them

from direct speech to indirect speech.

11. I don’t believe it sighed victor meldrew

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12. come here immediately shouted mr lightman

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Punctuate these sentences then

change them from indirect speech to

direct speech.

13. chris urged his friend to score a goal

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14. amy asked if she needed to save her work to disc

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Questions and Exclamations

15. What would you ask this woman?

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16. Write an exclamation about this picture.

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