Students will practice identifying correctly used quotation marks by completing this printable activity. The directions ask students to read through the given sentences and circle the number of the sentences in which quotation marks are used correctly. Ideal for 3rd – 6th grade students, but can be used where appropriate.
Quotation Mark Worksheets
Quotation marks are punctuation marks most often used to signal direct quotations: the actual words or text that someone said or wrote. However, they may also signal an unusual use of a word, such as an ironic reference or a slang expressions. Title of songs, short stories and other short works are also enclosed in quotation marks in text. The punctuation worksheets below are free for you to use at home or in class. To read about each one, click on the title.
Punctuation Match: Symbols and Words
For your beginning grammarian, this game asks her to match the punctuation symbol with the word.
Punctuation: Match the Symbols
This fun match game helps young students recognize punctuation symbols.
Add the Quotation Marks
Your student is asked to add quotation marks to sentences in this worksheet.
Commas and Quotation Marks: Inside or Outside?
This worksheet helps your youngster understand where commas go when working with quotation marks.
Exclamation Points and Quotation Marks: Inside or Outside?
This worksheet helps your student understand where to put an exclamation point in relation to quotation marks.
Periods and Quotation Marks: Inside or Outside?
Let’s work with periods and quotation marks!
Question Marks and Quotation Marks: Inside or Outside?
Mind your Ps (punctuation) and Qs (question marks and quotation marks) with this worksheet!
Quotation Marks
Your student will correct the misplaced quotations marks in this punctuation worksheet.
Quotation Marks: Changing Indirect Quotations to Direct Quotations
In this worksheet indirect quotes will become direct quotes.
Quotation Marks: Quotations Within Quotations
This worksheet features punctuating a quotation inside a quotation.
Writing Practice: Quotation Marks
This writing practice asks your student to create sentences using quotation marks.