Punctuate Direct Speech Quiz

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• Sarah said, "I love reading books".

• Sarah said "I love reading books."

• Sarah said, "I love reading books."

Choose the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "What time is it" asked Tom.

• "What time is it?" asked Tom.

• "What time is it," asked Tom.

Identify the sentence with correct punctuation.

• "It's raining," said Lucy.

• "It's raining" said Lucy.

• "Its raining," said Lucy.

Which sentence is punctuated correctly?

• "Can we go to the park" asked James.

• "Can we go to the park?" asked James.

• "Can we go to the park," asked James.

Select the sentence with correct use of quotation marks.

• "I can't wait for the weekend," said Emma.

• "I can't wait for the weekend" said Emma.

• I can't wait for the weekend," said Emma.

Which of the following sentences is punctuated correctly?

• "Where is my pencil?" asked Ben.

• "Where is my pencil" asked Ben?

• "Where is my pencil," asked Ben?

Choose the sentence with correct punctuation.

• "I love ice cream," said Lily.

• "I love ice cream" said Lily.

• "I love ice cream," said Lily

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

• "Do you want to play?" asked Sam.

• "Do you want to play" asked Sam?

• "Do you want to play," asked Sam?

Which sentence uses quotation marks correctly?

• "The cat is sleeping," said Mum.

• "The cat is sleeping" said Mum.

• "The cat is sleeping," said Mum

Select the sentence with correct punctuation.

• "What a beautiful day," exclaimed Anna.

• "What a beautiful day" exclaimed Anna.

• "What a beautiful day," exclaimed Anna