English /Grammar & Language /Editing & Punctuation

Browse our collection of editing and punctuation worksheets. These resources help learners understand the correct use of punctuation including full stops, commas, capitals, speech marks and more. Some worksheets focus on specific punctuation, while other worksheets require students to edit whole passages of text for multiple punctuation and spelling errors.

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Punctuation Poster

A poster showing the full stop, question mark, exclamation mark and comma.
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Editing Task Cards: Set C

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters, commas, speech marks, apostrophes & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.
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Editing Task Cards: Set B

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters, question marks & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.
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Editing Task Cards Set A

A set of 9 editing task cards. Errors include full stops, capital letters & spelling. Laminate for a long-lasting resource.
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Editing Reference Card

A reference card to support students in the editing process of their writing. CUPS: Capitals, Understanding, Punctuation, Spelling.
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Speech Bubble to Direct Speech (2)

Write (and punctuate) a sentence containing direct speech to match each of the given pictures.
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Speech Bubble to Direct Speech (1)

Write (and punctuate) a sentence containing direct speech to match each of the given pictures.
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Missing Speech Marks (Easier)

Add in the speech marks in the correct places. Use the guide to help add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Missing Speech Marks

Add in the speech marks in the correct places. Use the guide to help add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Writing Direct Speech (2)

Fill in the speech bubble to match each picture and then write a sentence containing direct speech to match.
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Writing Direct Speech (1)

Fill in the speech bubble to match each picture and then write a sentence containing direct speech to match.
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Missing Speech Marks: Rewrite (2)

Rewrite each sentence using speech marks to punctuate the direct speech. Add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Missing Speech Marks: Rewrite (1)

Rewrite each sentence using speech marks to punctuate the direct speech. Add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Edit for Speech Marks (2)

Rewrite each sentence using speech marks to punctuate the direct speech. Add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Edit for Speech Marks (1)

Rewrite each sentence using speech marks to punctuate the direct speech. Add in capital letters and commas where they are needed.
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Statement or Question

Work out whether each sentence is a statement or a question, and then add the correct punctuation to match.