Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 119 · 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?
   “It is my turn now___” said Joseph. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said Riya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.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.
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma? (b) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Grandma. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Grandma. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Grandma.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Let us play outside___” said Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Pooja said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Pooja said (c) Please sit (d) Please sit down.
8. 8.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Kabir said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) The soup (c) said, The (d) The soup is ready.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Please sit down___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dev asked, Why are you late? (b) Dev asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Dev asked, “Why are you late.” (d) Dev asked “Why are you late?”
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked Grandma. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Grandma. (d) “Is it raining outside” asked Grandma.
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now,” said Dad. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Dad. (c) It is my turn now,” said Dad. (d) “It is my turn now” said Dad.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher asked, Why are you late? (b) The teacher asked, “Why are you late.” (c) The teacher asked “Why are you late?” (d) The teacher asked, “Why are you late?”
14. 14.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Tenzin asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Tenzin asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Tenzin asked “Is it raining outside?”
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Dad said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Rahul. (b) “What time is it?” asked Rahul. (c) “What time is it?” asked Rahul? (d) “What time is it,” asked Rahul.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Grandma said (d) It is my turn now.
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The bus is late today,” said Ananya. (b) “The bus is late today,” said Ananya. (c) “The bus is late today.” said Ananya. (d) “The bus is late today” said Ananya.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) Arjun said (c) The soup (d) The soup is ready.
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I love mangoes.” (b) Mum said, “I love mangoes. (c) Mum said “I love mangoes.” (d) Mum said, I love mangoes.
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “Close the window.” (b) The coach said, Close the window. (c) The coach said, “Close the window. (d) The coach said, “Close the window.”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad asked “Why are you late?” (b) Dad asked, “Why are you late?” (c) Dad asked, Why are you late? (d) Dad asked, “Why are you late.”
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today.” said Saanvi. (b) “The bus is late today” said Saanvi. (c) The bus is late today,” said Saanvi. (d) “The bus is late today,” said Saanvi.
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Dad. (b) Let us play outside,” said Dad. (c) “Let us play outside” said Dad. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Dad.
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late” asked Imran. (b) “Why are you late,” asked Imran. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Imran? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Imran.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) Please sit (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum? (b) “Is it raining outside” asked Mum. (c) “Is it raining outside?” asked Mum. (d) “Is it raining outside,” asked Mum.
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked the coach. (b) “Where is my bag” asked the coach. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked the coach?
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rahul said, “It is my turn now. (b) Rahul said “It is my turn now.” (c) Rahul said, It is my turn now. (d) Rahul said, “It is my turn now.”
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) Kunal said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
34. 34.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Tenzin said “Let us play outside.” (b) Tenzin said, Let us play outside. (c) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Tenzin said, “Let us play outside.
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, Where is my bag? (b) Mum asked, “Where is my bag.” (c) Mum asked, “Where is my bag?” (d) Mum asked “Where is my bag?”
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said, “The bus is late today. (b) The coach said “The bus is late today.” (c) The coach said, “The bus is late today.” (d) The coach said, The bus is late today.
37. 37.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Farhan asked, Is it raining outside? (b) Farhan asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) Farhan asked, “Is it raining outside.” (d) Farhan asked “Is it raining outside?”
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan said, “The bus is late today.” (b) Ishaan said, The bus is late today. (c) Ishaan said “The bus is late today.” (d) Ishaan said, “The bus is late today.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Kavya. (b) “Why are you late” asked Kavya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya? (d) “Why are you late?” asked Kavya.

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