Looking for Punctuation Practise?

As a teacher, you may have struggled to find good resources for teaching students how to use quotation marks in writing. The rules can be confusing, and many materials are either too simple or too complex. This can lead to students struggling or losing interest. That’s where we come in!

Teaching Quotation Marks? Try Fix the Sentence!

This resource download provides a hands-on learning experience that’s both educational and enjoyable for your students. This Google Slides editing activity specifically teaches students how to correctly use quotation marks in dialogue.

This activity gives students sentences without punctuation marks, such as quotation marks, commas, and periods. The students must drag and drop the correct punctuation into the appropriate places within the sentences.

This interactive activity includes:

• 15 interactive ‘Fix the Sentence’ activity slides, each featuring three sentences that need correction.
• A printable answer key

Download and Print Your Quotation Marks Practise Activity

This downloadable teaching resource is available as an Interactive Google Slides Activity. To get your new resource, click the download button. You will be prompted to make your copy. Students must keep the slideshow in EDIT mode to interact with the individual components.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

Even More Quotation Mark Worksheets and Activities!

Don’t go yet! Check out these amazing printable resources to build your student’s skills with using quotation marks.

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Using Quotation Marks in Narrative Writing PowerPoint

Teach the correct usage of quotation marks in narrative writing with this set of teaching slides.

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Writing Out Loud: Dialogue Punctuation Worksheet

Practise using double quotation marks in writing with a Punctuating Dialogue worksheet.