Worksheet

Punctuate Dialogue

Grade 4 - Grammar - Building Confidence

NameDate

  1. Which sentence punctuates the dialogue correctly for Priya?

    • "Try one more block" Priya suggested.
    • Priya suggested, "Try one more block."
    • Priya suggested "Try one more block."
    • Priya suggested, Try one more block.

  2. Which words are spoken in this sentence: Luis said, "Bring the bucket for sharp cans."

    • Luis
    • Bring the bucket for sharp cans
    • the whole sentence except punctuation
    • the speaker tag

  3. Which sentence is missing quotation marks?

    • Priya suggested, Try one more block.
    • "Try one more block," Priya suggested.
    • Priya suggested, "Try one more block."
    • Priya suggested "Try one more block."

  4. Which sentence places the speaker tag after the quotation correctly?

    • Nadia said, "We still need labels."
    • "We still need labels" Nadia said.
    • Nadia said, We still need labels.
    • "We still need labels," Nadia said.

  5. Which punctuation mark belongs inside the quotation for this spoken line: "Where does Orion go in summer"?

    • semicolon
    • question mark
    • apostrophe
    • colon

  6. Which sentence punctuates the dialogue correctly for Nadia?

    • Nadia said, We still need labels.
    • Nadia said, "We still need labels."
    • Nadia said We still need labels.
    • "We still need labels" Nadia said.

  7. Which words are spoken in this sentence: Mara said, "The cheese is finally melting."

    • Mara
    • the whole sentence except punctuation
    • said
    • The cheese is finally melting

  8. Which sentence is missing quotation marks?

    • Luis said, "Bring the bucket for sharp cans."
    • "Bring the bucket for sharp cans," Luis said.
    • Luis said, Bring the bucket for sharp cans.
    • Luis said "Bring the bucket for sharp cans."

  9. Which sentence places the speaker tag after the quotation correctly?

    • Luis said, Bring the bucket for sharp cans.
    • Luis said "Bring the bucket for sharp cans."
    • "Bring the bucket for sharp cans," Luis said.
    • "Bring the bucket for sharp cans" Luis said.

  10. Which punctuation mark belongs inside the quotation for this spoken line: "The cheese is finally melting"?

    • period
    • colon
    • apostrophe
    • comma only
PencilGopencilgo.ai