Dialogue Punctuation Practice Quiz - Wag & Paws



Dialogue Punctuation Practice

Please add the correct punctuation to the following sentences to make them correct. Pieces of punctuation may include capitalization, commas, periods, question marks, exclamation marks, and quotation marks.

1. Let’s go to the beach Kyle said

2. Would you like a picnic lunch Pedro asked I’m starving

3. Why don’t we invite Harriet Kyle suggested

4. Pedro said she was not feeling well

5. She was out of school Pedro commented Thursday and Friday

6. Kyle said why don’t you call her

7. Ok Pedro said I will

8. When Harriet answered the phone she said what a shame

9. I’d like to come she explained but I have a terrible cold

10. Fran put aside her books to answer the phone. Hello she said

11. Hey, Fran, take a break said Nick There’s a great party going on here

12. Go to the party Nick suggested again Forget this studying

13. Stay home the angel whispered or you’ll regret it tomorrow

Answers

1. “Let’s go to the beach,” Kyle said.

2. “Would you like a picnic lunch?” Pedro asked. “I’m starved.”

3. “Why don’t we invite Harriet?” Kyle suggested.

4. Pedro said that he didn’t think she was feeling well.

5. “She was out of school,” Pedro commented Thursday, “and Friday.”

6. Kyle said, “Why don’t you call her?”

7. “OK,” Pedro said, “I will.”

8. When Harriet answered the phone she said, “What a shame.”

9. “I’d like to come,” she explained, “but I have a terrible cold.”

10. She said she had been sitting around feeling sorry for herself.

Punctuation of Dialogue

Add punctuation (quotation marks, commas, periods, question marks) and capital or small letters to the sentences below in direct and indirect speech.

1. What time is it asked the old man

2. The store clerk said I’m terribly sorry , but we don’t carry your shoe size

3. Please give me a call when you get into town I said

4. This toy spider she yelled needs to be thrown away

5. My father said I would have to pay for the broken glass

6. Does anyone want something to drink my friend asked

7. I can’t believe you said that he said let’s get out of here quickly

8. Tom she inquired with a smile are you going to be there too

9. Do you think we should tell him she asked I don’t think he knows anything about it

10. Please tell me that’s not true my uncle said since I’ve already thrown it away

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