Adding Quotation Marks
Where, to, comma?
Speaker Tag You're it!
Talking back!
Punctuation
100

What is your favorite science-fiction movie? Melanie asked.

"What is your favorite science-fiction movie?" Melanie asked.

100

"Their costumes were great" he said. "Will you be an alien next year?"

"Their costumes were great," he said. "Will you be an alien next year?"

100

"You wouldn't dare! Dad would kill you," ____ ____.

Add a speaker tag using a team member's name. 

"You wouldn't dare! Dad would kill you," ____ ____.

100

"No way!" told Shae. "I'm leaving now."

How many people are talking in the conversation above?

1

100

"I can't believe" Suzie exclaimed "that the game is almost over."

Place the 2 missing commas.

"I can't believe," Suzie exclaimed, "that the game is almost over."

200

Ryan said, Those aliens had faces that looked like rubber masks.

Ryan said, "Those aliens had faces that looked like rubber masks."

200

Michael asked "Are those alien faces supposed to look real?"


Michael asked, "Are those alien faces supposed to look real?"

200

"If you don't hush up," ____ _____, "and be quiet I'm going to pour this dish soap over your head."

I, We

Wrote, Whispered, Ran

"If you don't hush up," I whispered, "and be quiet I'm going to pour this dish soap over your head."

200

"No, we should be responsible," she replied. "We should wait for a snow day." "But Ricky, I want to go to Disneyland today," pleaded Becky.

"No, we should be responsible," she replied. "We should wait for a snow day." 

"But Ricky, I want to go to Disneyland today," pleaded Becky.

200

"I think I'll go" Molly thought out loud "to the mountains to ski." 

"Me too" Cried Ethan!

Fix this conversation. 

"I think I'll go," Molly thought out loud, "to the mountains to ski." 

"Me too!" cried Ethan.

300

Their costumes were great he said. Will you be an alien next year?

Double if you can add the correct punctuation in the correct place.

"Their costumes were great," he said. "Will you be an alien next year?"

300

"Snickers is my favorite movie theater snack" Tanner said.

"Snickers is my favorite movie theater snack," Tanner said.

300

,"Wet mushy kisses - wet mushy kisses - Janie loves David's wet mushy kisses."

Looking at the sentence structure, where should the speaker tag go?

Use the speaker tag: Sarah screamed

Sarah screamed, "Wet mushy kisses - wet mushy kisses - Janie loves David's wet mushy kisses."

300

"Yes, we should," interrupted Shae, "escape from school now. But I have a math test, said Danny. 

Fix this conversation between Danny and Shea.

"Yes, we should," interrupted Shae, "escape from school now."

"But I have a math test," said Danny.

300

"What a lovely dog you have! It's the cutest puppy I have ever seen," oozed Hannah. 

"I know," Bryce replied. "I picked out the puppy myself," continued Bryce.

Are there any mistakes?

No.

400

This is an odd game of jeopardy he stated.

Double Points if you can add the correct punctuation in the correct place.

"This is an odd game of jeopardy," he stated.

400

Chase agreed "You're right about that! The battle scene was really scary."

Chase agreed, "You're right about that! The battle scene was really scary."

400

"I'm so over this," .

Looking at the sentence structure, where should the speaker tag go?

"I'm so over this,"__________.

400

"Let's go shopping" Kate exclaimed "I need a new outfit."

Create a reply to this.

"Let's go shopping" Kate exclaimed "I need a new outfit."

400

How many mistakes are here: 

Tyler whispered "I think I need help with dialogue". 

"I can help you" Replied megan "if you come over here." 

"But", answered tyler. "I don't want to move".

"move now!" Shouted megan.

What is 14! 

Tyler whispered, "I think I need help with dialogue." 

"I can help you," replied Megan, "if you come over here." 

"But," answered Tyler, "I don't want to move." 

"Move now!" shouted Megan.

500

Are you going to win he asked.

Must give correct placement of quotation marks and punctuation

"Are you going to win?" he asked.

500

"I never thought" Sarah pondered "that I could get an A on a test."

"I never thought," Sarah pondered, "that I could get an A on a test."

500

"Should we get lunch?"

Add a speaker tag.

_____, "Should we get lunch?"

"Should we get lunch?" ______.

500

Write two people talking back to one another with proper punctuation and quotation marks.

Answers will vary.

500

How many mistakes are here: 

she stated "I need 4 lovely volunteers" 

He asked "do you need strong people or smart people"? 

"both" She replied "Would be helpful." 

"Then I'm your man!" He yelled

What is 13! 

She stated, "I need 4 lovely volunteers." 

He asked, "Do you need strong people or smart people?" 

"Both," she replied, "would be helpful."

"Then I'm your man!" he yelled.