Speech Marks worksheet for students to practice adding quotation marks to dialogue.

The task is to add speech marks (quotation marks) to the sentences where dialogue is present. Speech marks are used to indicate direct speech, which means someone is speaking directly in the text. Here's how to solve the problem:

Solution:

1. What is bothering you? Is everything okay? asked Rachel.
- Corrected: "What is bothering you? Is everything okay?" asked Rachel.

2. Do you remember Luke? He has a voice like a giant, she described.
- Corrected: "Do you remember Luke? He has a voice like a giant," she described.

3. What happened to your pants? asked Mason. Did you spill something?
- Corrected: "What happened to your pants?" asked Mason. "Did you spill something?"

4. It is going to be awesome! shouted Karl. I'm going to tell my friends! he added.
- Corrected: "It is going to be awesome!" shouted Karl. "I'm going to tell my friends!" he added.

5. Could you take me to the shore? I would love to see the beautiful sunset, asked grandma.
- Corrected: "Could you take me to the shore? I would love to see the beautiful sunset," asked grandma.

6. Surprise! shouted Nancy. Happy Birthday! I hope you like this cake, she added.
- Corrected: "Surprise!" shouted Nancy. "Happy Birthday! I hope you like this cake," she added.

7. Have you seen my mittens? I can't find them, cried Ryan.
- Corrected: "Have you seen my mittens? I can't find them," cried Ryan.

Explanation:

- Speech marks are placed around the exact words spoken by a character or person in the text.
- If there is more than one sentence within the speech, they should all be enclosed within the same pair of speech marks unless there is a clear pause or change in speaker.
- The punctuation (e.g., question marks, exclamation marks) inside the speech marks reflects the tone and structure of the spoken words.
- After the speech marks, the tag (e.g., "asked," "shouted," "cried") is written in lowercase unless it starts a new sentence.

Final Answer:

1. "What is bothering you? Is everything okay?" asked Rachel.
2. "Do you remember Luke? He has a voice like a giant," she described.
3. "What happened to your pants?" asked Mason. "Did you spill something?"
4. "It is going to be awesome!" shouted Karl. "I'm going to tell my friends!" he added.
5. "Could you take me to the shore? I would love to see the beautiful sunset," asked grandma.
6. "Surprise!" shouted Nancy. "Happy Birthday! I hope you like this cake," she added.
7. "Have you seen my mittens? I can't find them," cried Ryan.

Final Answer:
\boxed{
\begin{aligned}
1. & \text{ "What is bothering you? Is everything okay?" asked Rachel.} \\
2. & \text{ "Do you remember Luke? He has a voice like a giant," she described.} \\
3. & \text{ "What happened to your pants?" asked Mason. "Did you spill something?" } \\
4. & \text{ "It is going to be awesome!" shouted Karl. "I'm going to tell my friends!" he added.} \\
5. & \text{ "Could you take me to the shore? I would love to see the beautiful sunset," asked grandma.} \\
6. & \text{ "Surprise!" shouted Nancy. "Happy Birthday! I hope you like this cake," she added.} \\
7. & \text{ "Have you seen my mittens? I can't find them," cried Ryan.}
\end{aligned}
}