Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 126 · 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?
   “Close the window___” said Meera. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it?” asked Riya. (b) “What time is it” asked Riya. (c) “What time is it,” asked Riya. (d) “What time is it?” asked Riya?
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Sneha said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) said, Please (c) Sneha said (d) Please sit down.
5. 5.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
6. 6.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, It is my turn now.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) Grandma said (c) said, It (d) It is my turn now.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Rohan said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rohan said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Dad said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Dad said (c) I love (d) said, I
10. 10.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rahul said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Rahul said (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
11. 11.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad? (b) “Can I come with you,” asked Dad. (c) “Can I come with you” asked Dad. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Dad.
12. 12.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Manav. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag,” asked Meera. (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Meera. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Meera?
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Mum. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Mum said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Mum said (b) Close the window. (c) said, Close (d) Close the
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
17. 17.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?”
18. 18.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Tara said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Tara said (c) I have finished my homework. (d) I have
19. 19.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Kavya said
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Pooja said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Pooja said (b) It is my turn now. (c) It is (d) said, It
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
24. 24.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Yash. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (b) I have finished my homework,” said Grandma. (c) “I have finished my homework.” said Grandma. (d) “I have finished my homework” said Grandma.
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Arjun said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) Arjun said
28. 28.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside.” (b) Saanvi said “Let us play outside.” (c) Saanvi said, “Let us play outside. (d) Saanvi said, Let us play outside.
29. 29.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Maria said “Close the window.” (b) Maria said, Close the window. (c) Maria said, “Close the window. (d) Maria said, “Close the window.”
30. 30.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Meera said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Meera said (b) Please sit (c) said, Please (d) Please sit down.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I have finished my homework,” said Pooja. (b) “I have finished my homework.” said Pooja. (c) “I have finished my homework” said Pooja. (d) I have finished my homework,” said Pooja.
32. 32.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Close (b) Close the window. (c) Close the (d) The teacher said
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Manav said (d) Close the
35. 35.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Grandma. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
36. 36.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside.” said the teacher. (b) Let us play outside,” said the teacher. (c) “Let us play outside” said the teacher. (d) “Let us play outside,” said the teacher.
37. 37.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said Ananya. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The coach said (b) I love (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Omkar. (b) I love mangoes,” said Omkar. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Omkar. (d) “I love mangoes.” said Omkar.
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “What time is it,” asked Dev. (b) “What time is it” asked Dev. (c) “What time is it?” asked Dev? (d) “What time is it?” asked Dev.

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