Foreign Speech Marks

This worksheet asks students to rewrite sentences by adding double angle brackets to indicate that speech is in a foreign language. Each sentence specifies a language and a speaker. Students must correctly place the punctuation to show non-English dialogue. It provides practice with one of the rare but formalized uses of angle brackets.

Students improve punctuation precision and contextual understanding. This activity deepens comprehension of language cues in writing. It introduces the concept of multilingual narrative conventions, which enhances cultural and linguistic awareness. It also encourages careful reading and syntax analysis.