Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 112 · 40 questions

Writing tip (Words said go inside): Put the exact spoken words inside “ ”, starting with a capital letter. Speaker after: “Please sit down,” said the teacher. — a comma (or ? for a question) inside the closing mark, a full stop at the end. Speaker first: Mum said, “Come here.” — a comma after said / asked, and the end mark inside the closing mark.

1. 1.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kunal said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kunal said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) Grandma said
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Aarav asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Aarav asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Aarav asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Aarav asked, “Is it raining outside?”
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Tara said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Tara said (c) It is my turn now. (d) said, It
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) The teacher said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Maria. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Maria. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Maria? (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Maria.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Dad asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Dad asked “Is it raining outside?”
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Riya. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Riya. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Riya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window” said Aisha. (b) “Close the window,” said Aisha. (c) Close the window,” said Aisha. (d) “Close the window.” said Aisha.
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tenzin said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Tenzin said (d) I have finished my homework.
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked the teacher. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready,” said Meera. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Meera. (c) “The soup is ready” said Meera. (d) The soup is ready,” said Meera.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) Sneha said (c) It is (d) said, It
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Ishaan. (b) Please sit down,” said Ishaan. (c) “Please sit down.” said Ishaan. (d) “Please sit down,” said Ishaan.
21. 21.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup (c) Mum said (d) The soup is ready.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tara asked, “What time is it?” (b) Tara asked, What time is it? (c) Tara asked “What time is it?” (d) Tara asked, “What time is it.”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said Grandma. (b) Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Grandma. (d) “Let us play outside” said Grandma.
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the coach. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Grandma said (d) Please sit down.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) I love mangoes,” said Rahul. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Rahul. (c) “I love mangoes” said Rahul. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Rahul.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, The (c) The soup is ready. (d) The soup
29. 29.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) said, I (c) I love (d) Mum said
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Ishaan said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Pooja. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said “The bus is late today.” (b) Saanvi said, The bus is late today. (c) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today. (d) Saanvi said, “The bus is late today.”
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said the coach. (b) “It is my turn now.” said the coach. (c) “It is my turn now” said the coach. (d) It is my turn now,” said the coach.
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Sneha said (c) said, The (d) The bus
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, What time is it? (b) The teacher asked “What time is it?” (c) The teacher asked, “What time is it.” (d) The teacher asked, “What time is it?”
38. 38.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Joseph? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Joseph. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Joseph. (d) “Can I come with you,” asked Joseph.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Isha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said “Let us play outside.” (b) Grandma said, “Let us play outside.” (c) Grandma said, “Let us play outside. (d) Grandma said, Let us play outside.

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