Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 115 · 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?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Tara. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
2. 2.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Aarav said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aarav said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
3. 3.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rahul said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Rahul said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “Close the window.” (b) Dad said, “Close the window. (c) Dad said, Close the window. (d) Dad said, “Close the window.”
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, “I love mangoes. (b) Kabir said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Kabir said, I love mangoes. (d) Kabir said “I love mangoes.”
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said “I love mangoes.” (b) Rahul said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Rahul said, I love mangoes. (d) Rahul said, “I love mangoes.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, Close the window.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Kabir said
9. 9.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked the coach. (b) “Can I come with you” asked the coach. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the coach?
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul asked, “What time is it?” (b) Rahul asked, What time is it? (c) Rahul asked “What time is it?” (d) Rahul asked, “What time is it.”
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ishaan said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus is late today. (b) Ishaan said (c) The bus (d) said, The
13. 13.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) It is my turn now. (c) The coach said (d) said, It
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Pooja. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Dev. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Simran said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Simran said (b) I have (c) said, I (d) I have finished my homework.
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside” asked Dad. (b) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad? (c) “Is it raining outside,” asked Dad. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked Dad.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Rohan said (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha? (b) “Can I come with you” asked Isha. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Isha. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Isha.
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Ishaan. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) said, The (c) The coach said (d) The soup is ready.
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Riya. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Riya? (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Riya. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Riya.
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said the coach. (b) “Please sit down.” said the coach. (c) “Please sit down” said the coach. (d) “Please sit down,” said the coach.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready” said Ananya. (b) “The soup is ready.” said Ananya. (c) The soup is ready,” said Ananya. (d) “The soup is ready,” said Ananya.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Grandma said (d) said, Please
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher? (b) “Can I come with you” asked the teacher. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked the teacher. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked the teacher.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Please sit down,” said Nisha. (b) “Please sit down.” said Nisha. (c) “Please sit down” said Nisha. (d) “Please sit down,” said Nisha.
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) The teacher said (d) Please sit
31. 31.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Pooja said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside.” (c) Grandma asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) Grandma asked, “Is it raining outside?”
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dev said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Omkar said, The bus is late today. (c) Omkar said, “The bus is late today. (d) Omkar said “The bus is late today.”
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Imran said (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Ananya said (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Close the window___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
39. 39.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) said, It (c) It is (d) Grandma said
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Priya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)

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