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Worksheet time: 2hrs 9mins
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"I love Starbucks!" exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.
"I love Starbucks"! exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"Can you help me"? asked the student.
"Can you help me?" asked the student.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
The teacher shouted, "It is time to be quiet!"
The teacher shouted "it is time to be quiet"!
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
The teacher announced, "We are going to the book fair tomorrow!"
The teacher announced "we are going to the book fair tomorrow"!
What do we look for when the dialogue comes at the BEGINNING of the sentence?
Example: "You have such a cute dog," said Ms. Fredericks.
1. Punctuation goes outside of the quotation marks.
2. Capital letter following quotation marks.
1. Punctuation inside of the quotation marks.
2. Lowercase letter following quotation marks.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
Hint: If we put the two dialogues together, does it make one sentence or two?
"I love soccer," Tommy said. "It is my favorite sport."
"I love soccer," Tommy said, "it is my favorite sport".
If the divided dialogue forms ONE complete sentence we.....
Example: "Did you know," asked Ms. Harris, "that unicorns are my favorite animals?"
1. No commas are needed.
2. We capitalize the dialogue.
1. Comma inside quotations of the first dialogue.
2. Comma after speaker tag.
3. Lowercase letter at the beginning of the second dialogue.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"Why do students skip lunch?" asked Mrs. Stanley.
'Why do students skip lunch" asked Mrs. Stanley?
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"Please" the teacher begged "put your phones away"
"Please," the teacher begged, "put your phone away."
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"I love going to the book fair!" exclaimed the student.
"I love going to the book fair"! exclaimed the student.
Which of these sentences is an example of dialogue
Kerry quickly ran to the store.
Michelle was so hungry because she didn't eat lunch.
Ryan said, "School is definitely different online."
Jake told his sister to clean up the mess.
Which of these is an example of dialogue?
"We need more ice cream!" yelled Diane.
Diane really wanted more ice cream.
Diane and Chuck talked about getting ice cream from DQ.
Diane didn't know if there was any more ice cream.
Which two are NOT dialogue?
"Do you want to play?" Jeff asked.
"We won the game!" cheered Brianna.
Mel asked her mom for a ride home.
Kelly cheered so loudly when her team scored.
Cliff exclaimed, "Eigth grade is the best year yet!"
While in class today, Miracle said, "when will will go outside?"
Sarah said, "I love to laugh."
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.
The teacher warned us, "that a surprise quiz was coming."
"The basketball game was great. We won by twenty points!" exclaimed Mark.
Chad told me, "the movie begins at 7:30."
Jen said, "I love to debate."
"Dogs are the most amazing animals", said Mrs. Hutchens.
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?
"Do we have a Team Meeting today" asked Mr. Jones.
Comma after "today"
Question mark after "today"
Question mark after "Mr. Jones"
Period after "today"
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?
Mrs. Bois replied "Yes, it is scheduled during S.A.T. block."
Comma after "yes"
Question mark after "block"
Period after "replied"
Comma after "replied"
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct?
"I cannot wait to plan this year's Halloween costume" Ms. McNulty shouted.
Comma after "costume"
Exclamation point after "shouted"
Exclamation point after "costume"
Period after "costume"
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct? Choose all that apply.
"What should we all dress up as," Mrs. Langmead asked?
Change the comma to a question mark after "as"
Change the comma to a period after "as"
Change the question mark to an exclamation point after "asked"
Change the question mark to a period after "asked"
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct? Choose all that apply.
"I have such a good idea" Mr. J responded. "However, I don't want to spoil the surprise for the kids"
Remove the period after "responded"
Add a comma after "idea"
Add a period after "kids" - inside the quotation mark
Add a period after "kids" - outside the quotation mark
What needs to be done to the following sentence to make it correct? Choose all that apply.
"Do I get to reuse my costume from last year" Ms. Panchuk asked.
"This year's idea was inspired by last year's princess dress" Mr. J replied.
Add a comma after "dress"
Add a question mark after "year"
Add a comma after "year"
Add a period after "dress" - inside the quotation mark
Match the following dialogue tags to the speech utterance.
Mrs. Langmead asked,
"Who finds dialogue writing challenging?"
Mr. J grumbled,
"It is disappointing no one did their HW."
Mr. Jones exclaimed,
"Goooood morning, class!"
Ms. Panchuk explained,
"We will be reviewing rotations and transitions today."
When writing dialogue and your speaker changes, what do you need to do to the following line of text?
Skip a line
Indent
Bold it
Italicize it
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"I love Starbucks!" exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.
"I love Starbucks"! exclaimed Mrs. Stanley.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
"Can you help me"? asked the student.
"Can you help me?" asked the student.
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
The teacher shouted, "It is time to be quiet!"
The teacher shouted "it is time to be quiet"!
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
The teacher announced, "We are going to the book fair tomorrow!"
The teacher announced "we are going to the book fair tomorrow"!
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
The student whined, "I wish it was a three day weekend."
The student whined "I wish it was a three day weekend".
Which option shows the correct dialogue punctuation?
Hint: If we put the two dialogues together, does it make one sentence or two?
"I love soccer," Tommy said. "It is my favorite sport."
"I love soccer," Tommy said, "it is my favorite sport".
True or False: When writing dialogue, all punctuation marks at the end of the quotation go inside the quotation marks.
True
False
What dialogue tag would you use with this picture?
groaned
decided
moaned
giggled
"Ouch! The dog bit me!" Susie _____.
cried
giggled
whispered
commanded
"Shh, don't wake the baby up," her mother ______.
sobbed
whispered
laughed
stuttered
"Where in the world are you going?" I ________ after my sister Elizabeth as she ran away from me.
moaned
wailed
hollered
said
"Where is the Great Barrier Reef?" Alex ______ angrily to himself.
wept
wondered
asked
muttered
"Woohoo! It's time for lunch!" Raju _____.
exclaimed
begged
whimpered
boomed
"Today I will be teaching you how to change a bicycle tire," Mr. Brown __________ the class.
sniggered
instructed
chimed
whined
What dialogue tag would you use with this picture?
chattered
bawled
chuckled
mumbled
Which of the following answer choices uses dialogue?
The fitness pacer test is a...
"I want to go home," said Mr. Overstreet
The students are all happy that this week is going by quickly.
"My spelling words are challenging," declared Quentin.
Which sentence is written correctly?
"I don't have enough money," he told me.
"What is going on here"? Mom asked.
Which of these sentences is written correctly?
When she walked into the store, she said, "Yikes, it's busy!"
After listening to the question, Alex said "the answer is 9."
Which sentence is written correctly?
"stop what you are doing" the teacher yelled. "we are moving to another activity"!
"Stop what you are doing," the teacher yelled, "we are moving to another activity!"
Which sentences uses quotation marks correctly?
Mike screamed, "Help me!"
Mike screamed, "help me."
Mike screamed. "Help me!"
Pick the correct one.
"That's not fair!" she whined.
"That's not fair?" she whined.
That's not fair, she whined.
A tag....
tells who is talking
is what the person says
Christian cried, "He's not playing fair!"
Select ALL that apply...
Good dialogue should do what?
Move the plot forward.
Help to develop a character.
Build drama or tension.
Fill space.
Correct or incorrect?
Miss Bailey yelled, "I miss you so much"!
correct
incorrect
Correct or incorrect?
"I am eating my lunch?" said Mrs. Rickabaugh?
Correct
Incorrect
When would dialogue be included in a story?
When a character is thinking to him/herself
When the narrator is speaking
When two or more characters are talking to each other
Where does punctuation ALWAYS go when using quotation marks?
INSIDE
OUTSIDE
Which dialogue is correct?
Jazmin and Jazmine said they would go to the store.
Aubry whined, "Do I have to go?"
Of course you do, said William.
"Then Sidney said, Where is the store at?"
Quotation Marks
" ____"
Tag
said, yelled, explained
period
.
Character
Mr. White
Comma
,
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
The student whined, "I wish it was a three day weekend."
The student whined "I wish it was a three day weekend."
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
"I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread," Jana ordered.
I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread Jana ordered.
"I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread, Jana ordered.
I want a ham and turkey sub on wheat bread Jana ordered
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
Hint: If we put the two dialogues together, does it make one sentence or two?
"I love soccer," Tommy said. "It is my favorite sport."
"I love soccer," Tommy said, "it is my favorite sport."
Which sentence is correctly punctuated?
"Hi," Shelly replied, "my name is Shelly Rutt."
Hi Shelly replied. My name is Shelly Rutt.
"Hi," Shelly replied, "My name is Shelly Rutt."
Hi, Shelly replied "my name is Shelly Rutt."
If you're writing a narrative that contains dialogue, when must you begin a new paragraph?
Whenever a different character begins speaking.
At the end of every sentence.
Before every speech tag.
After every comma.
