Abstract: Mastery of linguistic rules is important in writing speeches because it affects the clarity of idea presentation, while students’ difficulties in applying these rules need to be described as a basis for strengthening their learning. This study aims to describe students’ difficulties in using linguistic rules in speech texts through worksheets completed by eighth-grade students. This study employed a qualitative descriptive method with data collection techniques involving interviews and documentation. Data were analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model, which includes data reduction, data presentation, and drawing conclusions/verification. The analysis focused on three aspects of language rules: word choice, effective sentences, and spelling. The results of the study indicate that students still experience difficulties in all three aspects. Based on a summary of the findings, the most common difficulties were found in the aspect of spelling, with 217 instances, followed by word choice with 110 instances, and effective sentences with 103 instances. The findings of the study indicate the need to strengthen practice-based learning through student worksheets to improve mastery of linguistic rules in writing speech texts.Abstrak: Penguasaan kaidah kebahasaan penting dalam penulisan teks pidato karena memengaruhi kejelasan penyampaian gagasan, sedangkan kesulitan siswa dalam menerapkannya perlu dideskripsikan sebagai dasar penguatan pembelajaran. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan kesulitan siswa dalam penggunaan kaidah kebahasaan pada teks pidato melalui lembar kerja peserta didik di kelas VIII. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data melalui wawancara dan dokumentasi. Data dianalisis menggunakan model miles dan Huberman yang meliputi reduksi data, penyajian data, dan penarikan kesimpulan/verifikasi. Analisis difokuskan pada tiga aspek kaidah kebahasaan, yaitu diksi, kalimat efektif, dan ejaan. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa siswa masih mengalami kesulitan pada ketiga aspek tersebut. Berdasarkan rekapitulasi temuan, kesulitan paling banyak ditemukan pada aspek ejaan sebanyak 217 temuan, diikuti diksi sebanyak 110 temuan, dan kalimat efektif sebanyak 103 temuan. Temuan penelitian menunjukkan perlunya penguatan pembelajaran berbasis latihan melalui LKPD untuk meningkatkan penguasaan kaidah kebahasaan dalam penulisan teks pidato.
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