Students practice identifying spoken dialogue and correctly placing quotation marks in these 15 sentences.
Adding Quotation Mark Worksheet with 15 practice sentences for students to punctuate.
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Step-by-step solution for: Punctuation Worksheets | Quotation Mark Worksheets
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Step-by-step solution for: Punctuation Worksheets | Quotation Mark Worksheets
The worksheet asks us to add quotation marks to sentences that contain spoken words. Quotation marks (" ") are used to show exactly what someone said.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each sentence:
1. Hi, Jim said to his friend.
* Jim is speaking. We put quotes around "Hi".
* Answer: "Hi," Jim said to his friend.
2. What a wonderful day, said Mary.
* Mary is speaking. We put quotes around "What a wonderful day".
* Answer: "What a wonderful day," said Mary.
3. Sharon said, take your homework out.
* Sharon is speaking. We put quotes around "take your homework out".
* Answer: Sharon said, "Take your homework out."
4. My dad asked, when do you want to go to the movies?
* Dad is asking a question. We put quotes around the question.
* Answer: My dad asked, "When do you want to go to the movies?"
5. Hello, said the stranger.
* The stranger is speaking. We put quotes around "Hello".
* Answer: "Hello," said the stranger.
6. Have a goodnight, said my mother.
* Mother is speaking. We put quotes around "Have a goodnight".
* Answer: "Have a goodnight," said my mother.
7. Mary said, what a beautiful day.
* Mary is speaking. We put quotes around "what a beautiful day".
* Answer: Mary said, "What a beautiful day."
8. Please take the trash out, said my father.
* Father is speaking. We put quotes around "Please take the trash out".
* Answer: "Please take the trash out," said my father.
9. Make sure you do your homework, said my mother.
* Mother is speaking. We put quotes around "Make sure you do your homework".
* Answer: "Make sure you do your homework," said my mother.
10. On Friday the project is due, expressed my teacher.
* The teacher is speaking. We put quotes around "On Friday the project is due".
* Answer: "On Friday the project is due," expressed my teacher.
11. Let’s go to the park, said my sister.
* Sister is speaking. We put quotes around "Let’s go to the park".
* Answer: "Let’s go to the park," said my sister.
12. That game was fun, said David.
* David is speaking. We put quotes around "That game was fun".
* Answer: "That game was fun," said David.
13. Good afternoon, said Byron as he walked into the room.
* Byron is speaking. We put quotes around "Good afternoon".
* Answer: "Good afternoon," said Byron as he walked into the room.
14. It is raining outside, said Susan.
* Susan is speaking. We put quotes around "It is raining outside".
* Answer: "It is raining outside," said Susan.
15. Let’s go to the fair, said Michael.
* Michael is speaking. We put quotes around "Let’s go to the fair".
* Answer: "Let’s go to the fair," said Michael.
Final Answer:
1. "Hi," Jim said to his friend.
2. "What a wonderful day," said Mary.
3. Sharon said, "Take your homework out."
4. My dad asked, "When do you want to go to the movies?"
5. "Hello," said the stranger.
6. "Have a goodnight," said my mother.
7. Mary said, "What a beautiful day."
8. "Please take the trash out," said my father.
9. "Make sure you do your homework," said my mother.
10. "On Friday the project is due," expressed my teacher.
11. "Let’s go to the park," said my sister.
12. "That game was fun," said David.
13. "Good afternoon," said Byron as he walked into the room.
14. "It is raining outside," said Susan.
15. "Let’s go to the fair," said Michael.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each sentence:
1. Hi, Jim said to his friend.
* Jim is speaking. We put quotes around "Hi".
* Answer: "Hi," Jim said to his friend.
2. What a wonderful day, said Mary.
* Mary is speaking. We put quotes around "What a wonderful day".
* Answer: "What a wonderful day," said Mary.
3. Sharon said, take your homework out.
* Sharon is speaking. We put quotes around "take your homework out".
* Answer: Sharon said, "Take your homework out."
4. My dad asked, when do you want to go to the movies?
* Dad is asking a question. We put quotes around the question.
* Answer: My dad asked, "When do you want to go to the movies?"
5. Hello, said the stranger.
* The stranger is speaking. We put quotes around "Hello".
* Answer: "Hello," said the stranger.
6. Have a goodnight, said my mother.
* Mother is speaking. We put quotes around "Have a goodnight".
* Answer: "Have a goodnight," said my mother.
7. Mary said, what a beautiful day.
* Mary is speaking. We put quotes around "what a beautiful day".
* Answer: Mary said, "What a beautiful day."
8. Please take the trash out, said my father.
* Father is speaking. We put quotes around "Please take the trash out".
* Answer: "Please take the trash out," said my father.
9. Make sure you do your homework, said my mother.
* Mother is speaking. We put quotes around "Make sure you do your homework".
* Answer: "Make sure you do your homework," said my mother.
10. On Friday the project is due, expressed my teacher.
* The teacher is speaking. We put quotes around "On Friday the project is due".
* Answer: "On Friday the project is due," expressed my teacher.
11. Let’s go to the park, said my sister.
* Sister is speaking. We put quotes around "Let’s go to the park".
* Answer: "Let’s go to the park," said my sister.
12. That game was fun, said David.
* David is speaking. We put quotes around "That game was fun".
* Answer: "That game was fun," said David.
13. Good afternoon, said Byron as he walked into the room.
* Byron is speaking. We put quotes around "Good afternoon".
* Answer: "Good afternoon," said Byron as he walked into the room.
14. It is raining outside, said Susan.
* Susan is speaking. We put quotes around "It is raining outside".
* Answer: "It is raining outside," said Susan.
15. Let’s go to the fair, said Michael.
* Michael is speaking. We put quotes around "Let’s go to the fair".
* Answer: "Let’s go to the fair," said Michael.
Final Answer:
1. "Hi," Jim said to his friend.
2. "What a wonderful day," said Mary.
3. Sharon said, "Take your homework out."
4. My dad asked, "When do you want to go to the movies?"
5. "Hello," said the stranger.
6. "Have a goodnight," said my mother.
7. Mary said, "What a beautiful day."
8. "Please take the trash out," said my father.
9. "Make sure you do your homework," said my mother.
10. "On Friday the project is due," expressed my teacher.
11. "Let’s go to the park," said my sister.
12. "That game was fun," said David.
13. "Good afternoon," said Byron as he walked into the room.
14. "It is raining outside," said Susan.
15. "Let’s go to the fair," said Michael.
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of commas and quotation marks worksheet.
