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Tennis Lesson Talk: Commas and Quotation Marks

Read an original story about a tennis lesson, then use commas, quotation marks and end marks to punctuate dialogue correctly.

Grade 3ELAInteractive · Printable

Aligned toL.3.2.c

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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 3
Subject: ELA
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students use quotation marks around the exact words a character says.
Students place commas and end marks correctly when a speaker tag comes before or after the spoken words.

How to use

Read the story aloud and point out each speaker tag, then have students answer the questions on their own. Go over the sort together to talk about when quotation marks are needed.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

L.3.2.c

Use commas and quotation marks in dialogue.

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Tennis Lesson Talk: Commas and Quotation Marks

Read a story about a tennis lesson and punctuate what the characters say.

Read the story

The Forehand Lesson

1Arjun and his friend Lucia took a tennis lesson at the park every Tuesday after school. Their coach, Ms. Imani, brought a big basket of fuzzy yellow balls to each lesson.

2“Today we will practice the forehand,” Ms. Imani said. She turned her shoulders and swung her racket slowly through the air. “Start low and finish high, like you are drawing a rainbow.”

3Lucia asked, “Should I watch the ball the whole time?”

4“Yes, keep your eyes on it until it touches the strings,” the coach answered.

5Arjun went first. He swung too early, and the ball bounced right past him. “I missed it!” he groaned.

6Ms. Imani smiled and said, “Everyone misses at first. Try waiting one more second.”

7Arjun bent his knees and waited. This time his racket hit the ball with a loud pop. The ball sailed over the net and landed inside the line.

8“That was a great hit!” Lucia cheered.

9When the basket was empty, the three of them picked up the balls together. “Can we practice forehands again next week?” asked Arjun.

10Ms. Imani laughed and said, “We can practice them every week, because even coaches keep learning.”

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