Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 135 · 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 Rahul. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum? (b) “Where is my bag?” asked Mum. (c) “Where is my bag,” asked Mum. (d) “Where is my bag” asked Mum.
3. 3.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.”
4. 4.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Vikram asked, “Why are you late.” (b) Vikram asked “Why are you late?” (c) Vikram asked, “Why are you late?” (d) Vikram asked, Why are you late?
5. 5.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework. (b) The teacher said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) The teacher said, I have finished my homework. (d) The teacher said “I have finished my homework.”
6. 6.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Why are you late___” asked Aisha. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
7. 7.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Aarav. (c) “Where is my bag?” asked Aarav? (d) “Where is my bag” asked Aarav.
8. 8.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.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “What time is it___” asked Diya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Zoya said, The bus is late today. (b) Zoya said, “The bus is late today.” (c) Zoya said “The bus is late today.” (d) Zoya said, “The bus is late today.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Omkar. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down,” said the teacher. (b) Please sit down,” said the teacher. (c) “Please sit down” said the teacher. (d) “Please sit down.” said the teacher.
13. 13.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Arjun said, “The soup is ready. (b) Arjun said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Arjun said, The soup is ready. (d) Arjun said “The soup is ready.”
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Imran. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Kabir said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
16. 16.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Why are you late___” asked Ananya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
17. 17.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) The coach asked, “Is it raining outside?” (c) The coach asked “Is it raining outside?” (d) The coach asked, Is it raining outside?
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Simran asked “Who ate the last laddoo?” (b) Simran asked, Who ate the last laddoo? (c) Simran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo?” (d) Simran asked, “Who ate the last laddoo.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said “Let us play outside.” (b) Yash said, “Let us play outside. (c) Yash said, Let us play outside. (d) Yash said, “Let us play outside.”
20. 20.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Please sit down” said Dad. (b) “Please sit down,” said Dad. (c) “Please sit down.” said Dad. (d) Please sit down,” said Dad.
21. 21.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside.” (b) Mum asked, Is it raining outside? (c) Mum asked, “Is it raining outside?” (d) Mum asked “Is it raining outside?”
22. 22.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I have finished my homework___” said Maria. (a) a comma (,) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a question mark (?)
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I have (b) I have finished my homework. (c) said, I (d) The teacher said
25. 25.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Imran asked, “Can I come with you.” (b) Imran asked, Can I come with you? (c) Imran asked, “Can I come with you?” (d) Imran asked “Can I come with you?”
26. 26.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “It is my turn now___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
27. 27.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes.” said Dev. (b) “I love mangoes” said Dev. (c) I love mangoes,” said Dev. (d) “I love mangoes,” said Dev.
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kabir said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Kabir said (b) I love (c) said, I (d) I love mangoes.
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Priya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
32. 32.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.
33. 33.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love (b) The teacher said (c) I love mangoes. (d) said, I
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Grandma. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) The coach said (d) said, Please
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Riya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) said, Close (c) The teacher said (d) Close the window.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Imran said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) Imran said (c) I love (d) I love mangoes.
39. 39.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
40. 40.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Grandma said, “Close the window.” (b) Grandma said, “Close the window. (c) Grandma said, Close the window. (d) Grandma said “Close the window.”

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