Doug And Emma

Worksheet Description

This Quotations worksheet features a conversation between two characters, Doug and Emma, regarding the taste of coffee. Students are instructed to transcribe the given dialogue onto the provided lines, accurately adding commas and quotation marks as required for direct speech. The conversation is depicted in a visual format, with speech balloons to guide the students on who is speaking and what is being said. This layout assists in visually segmenting the dialogue, making it clear for students to follow and punctuate.

The worksheet is designed to teach students the correct use of punctuation in direct speech. It introduces the concept of enclosing spoken words with quotation marks and using commas to separate dialogue tags (such as “Doug said” or “Emma said”) from the actual quotations. This exercise helps students understand how punctuation clarifies who is speaking and the tone of spoken words. Through this activity, students practice writing dialogue as it would appear in narrative text, an essential skill in both creative and academic writing.