CBSE Class 8 English Quotation Marks Worksheet

Use quotation marks before and after a direct quotation.

“How very strange this is!” cried Alice.

Use quotation marks before and after each part of an interrupted quotation.

“With those broken shutters,” said Carter, “this place looks deserted.”

Use a comma or commas to separate a phrase such as she said from the quotation itself. Place the comma outside opening quotation marks but inside closing quotation marks.

The White Rabbit said, “Oh, dear! Oh, dear! I shall be too late!”

“It was much more pleasant at home,” thought Sarah.

Place a period inside closing quotation marks.

Clarisse said, “I read a good book last weekend.”

Place a question mark or an exclamation mark inside the quotation marks when it is part of the quotation.

“What exactly did you see?” asked Detective Keeler.

Place a question mark or an exclamation mark outside the quotation marks when it is part of the entire sentence but not part of the quotation.

Did you hear him shout “Carumba!”?

Exercise 1 Add quotation marks and other punctuation marks as needed.

“This book,” said Toni, “is the best I have ever read.”

1. “What a great car!”exclaimed Ricardo.

2. Robin asked the lady, “ Would you like to sit down?”

3. Did Ms. Mercado say, “ Read the first three chapters”?

4. “No, thank you, ” said Tomás , “ I don’t want any more mashed potatoes.”

5. Colleen said“,May I use the phone when you’re finished with it?”

6. Juan said,, “ Chris is two inches taller than Pete.”

7. Fidel said to Ahmed“, Could you lend me a pencil?”

8. Mom asked, “ Who wants to go to the store with me?”

9. Tom yelled, “ The boat is sinking!”

10. I think he said, “ No talking during a fire drill.”

11. “Three strikes and you’re out,, ” said the umpire.

12. “Does anyone here,, ” asked Michele, “ know how to spell embarrass?”

13. Did you hear him yell, “ You’re out”?

14. Dad asked, “ Would you rather have hamburgers or chicken for supper?”

15. “That, ” said Penny, “ is the silliest joke I’ve ever heard.”

16. “After you log on to the computer, ” said Aiko, “ choose a game from the menu.”

17. “Uh-oh, ” said Jill, “ we’re out of cat food.”

18. “Here’s the two dollars I owe you, ” said Diego.

19. “My cat, ” said Jack, “ weighs eighteen pounds.”

20. “That’s a mighty big cat, ” said Beth.

21. Carl asked, “ Is English your favorite subject?”

22. “The ancient Greeks, ” Mr. Hassan said, “ were famous for their cleverness.”

23. “I’m going to be an astronaut, ” Jane said proudly.

24. “President Abraham Lincoln, ” my dad told me, “ liked to tell funny stories.”

25. “I have to go, ” Derek said. “ There’s a call waiting.”

26. Terri shouted, “ Let’s get out of here!”

27. Karne called and said, “ When are you coming?”

28. “A penny saved is a penny earned, ” Ben Franklin said.
 

Writing Link Write about a conversation you have had with a friend or a family member. Use quotation marks and other punctuation as needed.