Grade 3 Speech Marks Worksheets | Free Printables | Worksheets - Free Printable

To add speech marks correctly, we need to find the exact words that are being spoken by a person. Speech marks (also called quotation marks) go around those spoken words.

Here is the step-by-step check for each sentence:

1. Sentence: Where are my shoes? asked Pauline.
* Spoken part: "Where are my shoes?"
* Action: Put marks around the question.

2. Sentence: Oh no! screamed Sally.
* Spoken part: "Oh no!"
* Action: Put marks around the exclamation.

3. Sentence: Peter said, I don't want ice cream after dinner.
* Spoken part: "I don't want ice cream after dinner."
* Action: Put marks around what Peter said. Note there is already a comma after "said".

4. Sentence: You must complete your homework, grumbled the teacher.
* Spoken part: "You must complete your homework,"
* Action: The spoken part ends with a comma because the sentence continues with "grumbled the teacher." Put marks around the spoken command and the comma.

5. Sentence: Is John coming to dinner tonight? asked his dad.
* Spoken part: "Is John coming to dinner tonight?"
* Action: Put marks around the question.

6. Sentence: The old lady asked, do you know where the local shops are?
* Spoken part: "do you know where the local shops are?"
* Action: Put marks around the question. Note: Usually, the first letter inside speech marks is capitalized if it's a full sentence, but we will follow the capitalization given in the prompt ("do") unless correcting grammar is required. However, standard convention usually capitalizes the start of a direct quote. Let's look closely at the image text. It says "do you know...". In strict grammar, it should be "Do", but often worksheets just want the marks added. I will add the marks around the existing text. *Self-correction*: Looking at sentence 3 and 8, the prompts use lowercase after the comma sometimes or uppercase. Sentence 3: "Peter said, I don't..." (Uppercase I). Sentence 8: "The coach said, you're..." (Lowercase y). This worksheet seems to have mixed capitalization in the prompts. I will simply wrap the spoken words in marks as they appear, or capitalize the first letter if it starts a new sentence. Let's stick to the most standard rule: Capitalize the first letter of the spoken sentence.
* Let's re-evaluate based on typical grade-level expectations. Usually, you capitalize the first word of the quote.
* Sentence 6 prompt: "The old lady asked, do you know..." -> Corrected: "The old lady asked, 'Do you know...'" OR just "'do you know...'" if keeping original case. Given sentence 8 has "you're" (lowercase), I will assume the student should just add marks around the text provided, but standard English requires capitalization. Let's look at Sentence 10: "Jane said, I don't..." (Capital I). Sentence 3: "Peter said, I don't..." (Capital I). Sentence 8: "The coach said, you're..." (Lowercase y). This is inconsistent. I will provide the answer with standard capitalization for the start of the quote where it makes sense, but primarily focus on the placement of the marks. Actually, looking at #6, "do" is lowercase. I will place marks around "do you know where the local shops are?".

7. Sentence: Take your shoes outside, said his father.
* Spoken part: "Take your shoes outside,"
* Action: Put marks around the command and the comma.

8. Sentence: The coach said, you're the best soccer player I have ever seen.
* Spoken part: "you're the best soccer player I have ever seen."
* Action: Put marks around the statement.

9. Sentence: Your car is so messy, said Thomas.
* Spoken part: "Your car is so messy,"
* Action: Put marks around the statement and the comma.

10. Sentence: Jane said, I don't want to go to the movies with you.
* Spoken part: "I don't want to go to the movies with you."
* Action: Put marks around the statement.

Final Answer:

1. “Where are my shoes?” asked Pauline.
2. “Oh no!” screamed Sally.
3. Peter said, “I don’t want ice cream after dinner.”
4. “You must complete your homework,” grumbled the teacher.
5. “Is John coming to dinner tonight?” asked his dad.
6. The old lady asked, “do you know where the local shops are?”
7. “Take your shoes outside,” said his father.
8. The coach said, “you’re the best soccer player I have ever seen.”
9. “Your car is so messy,” said Thomas.
10. Jane said, “I don’t want to go to the movies with you.”