QUOTATION MARKS Created By Laura Turnbow What Are

QUOTATION MARKS Created By: Laura Turnbow

What Are They? • Quotation marks are used to let the reader know when someone is speaking in a book • They let you know what they said and who said it

Examples “I don’t want to clean my room, ” said Emily. “You have to clean it or you won’t be able to go out and play, ” scolded her mom. “Ok, I’ll go do it right now, ” sighed Emily.

Rules For Using Quotation Marks • They only go around what the person is saying • You have to put them at the beginning and at the end of what was said • You need to note afterwards who said it • Use a comma, period, question mark, or exclamation mark before the last quotation mark

Let’s Practice Together • Is this sentence correct? “ Will you eat pizza for lunch? ” asked Eric.

More Practice • Is this sentence correct? You can’t sit next to me, said Sonya. ”

PRACTICE • Is this sentence correct? “I can’t believe I got a 100 on that test!” screamed Jack.

PRACTICE • Is this sentence correct? “Would you like to go out to dinner ” asked Steven.

PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT • Is this sentence correct? “What time is it? asked Chris. ”

• Is this sentence correct? We are going to leave for the movies in five minutes said Amy. YES NO

ACTIVITY 1 Use your sentence strip and macaroni noodles to create your own sentence. The macaroni are your quotation marks. Glue them down in the correct place.

ACTIVITY 2 Create a comic strip with conversation bubbles. Have your characters talk and use quotation marks. “Hi, ” said Jack. “I want to play outside, ” said Jack. “Would you like to play too? ” asked Jack.