Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 122 · 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?
   “What time is it___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
4. 4.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “I have finished my homework___” said the coach. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
5. 5.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?”
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework” said Joseph. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Joseph. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Joseph. (d) “I have finished my homework,” said Joseph.
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Close the window___” said Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Mum. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Grandma said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) I love mangoes. (c) Grandma said (d) said, I
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Manav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Kabir. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) The teacher said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach? (b) “Is it raining outside,” asked the coach. (c) “Is it raining outside” asked the coach. (d) “Is it raining outside?” asked the coach.
16. 16.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) said, Close
17. 17.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 is late today. (c) The bus (d) said, The
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Dad. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Dad. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad? (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Dad.
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dev said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) I have finished my homework. (d) Dev said
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said Mum. (b) “The soup is ready,” said Mum. (c) “The soup is ready” said Mum. (d) The soup is ready,” said Mum.
22. 22.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.
23. 23.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I love mangoes. (c) I love (d) Yash said
24. 24.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ishaan asked, “Can I come with you?” (b) Ishaan asked “Can I come with you?” (c) Ishaan asked, “Can I come with you.” (d) Ishaan asked, Can I come with you?
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Aarav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) Mum said (c) said, Let (d) Let us play outside.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Please sit down. (c) Please sit (d) Dad said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “It is my turn now” said Farhan. (b) “It is my turn now.” said Farhan. (c) It is my turn now,” said Farhan. (d) “It is my turn now,” said Farhan.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Ananya. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Ananya? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Ananya.
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it” asked Mum. (b) “What time is it,” asked Mum. (c) “What time is it?” asked Mum. (d) “What time is it?” asked Mum?
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Farhan. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach said “I have finished my homework.” (b) The coach said, “I have finished my homework. (c) The coach said, I have finished my homework. (d) The coach said, “I have finished my homework.”
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Mum said (c) said, I (d) I love
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran said, Let us play outside. (b) Imran said, “Let us play outside. (c) Imran said, “Let us play outside.” (d) Imran said “Let us play outside.”
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have finished my homework. (c) I have (d) Yash said
38. 38.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “The soup is ready. (b) The teacher said, “The soup is ready.” (c) The teacher said, The soup is ready. (d) The teacher said “The soup is ready.”
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Sneha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)

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