Speech Marks Worksheet 1 - Practice adding quotation marks to sentences.
Worksheet titled "Speech Marks" with instructions to add speech marks to sentences, featuring a cartoon boy in a lab coat and 10 numbered sentences for practice.
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To solve this worksheet, we need to add speech marks (also called quotation marks) around the exact words that someone is saying.
Rules to remember:
1. Speech marks go at the very beginning and the very end of the spoken words.
2. If the sentence ends with the speech, the full stop or question mark goes inside the closing speech marks.
3. If there is a reporting verb like "said" or "asked" after the speech, use a comma inside the speech marks before the closing mark.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each sentence:
1. Original: Where are my shoes? asked Pauline.
* Pauline is asking the question. The spoken part is "Where are my shoes?".
* Correction: "Where are my shoes?" asked Pauline.
2. Original: Oh no! screamed Sally.
* Sally is screaming. The spoken part is "Oh no!".
* Correction: "Oh no!" screamed Sally.
3. Original: Peter said, I don't want ice cream after dinner.
* Peter is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: Peter said, "I don't want ice cream after dinner."
4. Original: You must complete your homework, grumbled the teacher.
* The teacher is grumbling. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "You must complete your homework," grumbled the teacher.
5. Original: Is John coming to dinner tonight? asked his dad.
* His dad is asking. The spoken part is the question.
* Correction: "Is John coming to dinner tonight?" asked his dad.
6. Original: The old lady asked, do you know where the local shops are?
* The old lady is asking. The spoken part starts after "asked,".
* Correction: The old lady asked, "Do you know where the local shops are?"
*(Note: We capitalize the first letter of the quote if it is a complete sentence).*
7. Original: Take your shoes outside, said his father.
* His father is speaking. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "Take your shoes outside," said his father.
8. Original: The coach said, you're the best soccer player I have ever seen.
* The coach is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: The coach said, "You're the best soccer player I have ever seen."
9. Original: Your car is so messy, said Thomas.
* Thomas is speaking. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "Your car is so messy," said Thomas.
10. Original: Jane said, I don't want to go to the movies with you.
* Jane is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: Jane said, "I don't want to go to the movies with you."
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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."
Rules to remember:
1. Speech marks go at the very beginning and the very end of the spoken words.
2. If the sentence ends with the speech, the full stop or question mark goes inside the closing speech marks.
3. If there is a reporting verb like "said" or "asked" after the speech, use a comma inside the speech marks before the closing mark.
Here is the step-by-step solution for each sentence:
1. Original: Where are my shoes? asked Pauline.
* Pauline is asking the question. The spoken part is "Where are my shoes?".
* Correction: "Where are my shoes?" asked Pauline.
2. Original: Oh no! screamed Sally.
* Sally is screaming. The spoken part is "Oh no!".
* Correction: "Oh no!" screamed Sally.
3. Original: Peter said, I don't want ice cream after dinner.
* Peter is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: Peter said, "I don't want ice cream after dinner."
4. Original: You must complete your homework, grumbled the teacher.
* The teacher is grumbling. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "You must complete your homework," grumbled the teacher.
5. Original: Is John coming to dinner tonight? asked his dad.
* His dad is asking. The spoken part is the question.
* Correction: "Is John coming to dinner tonight?" asked his dad.
6. Original: The old lady asked, do you know where the local shops are?
* The old lady is asking. The spoken part starts after "asked,".
* Correction: The old lady asked, "Do you know where the local shops are?"
*(Note: We capitalize the first letter of the quote if it is a complete sentence).*
7. Original: Take your shoes outside, said his father.
* His father is speaking. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "Take your shoes outside," said his father.
8. Original: The coach said, you're the best soccer player I have ever seen.
* The coach is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: The coach said, "You're the best soccer player I have ever seen."
9. Original: Your car is so messy, said Thomas.
* Thomas is speaking. The spoken part is at the start.
* Correction: "Your car is so messy," said Thomas.
10. Original: Jane said, I don't want to go to the movies with you.
* Jane is speaking. The spoken part starts after "said,".
* Correction: Jane said, "I don't want to go to the movies with you."
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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."
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of worksheet for speech.
