Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 143 · 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 Omkar. (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 Meera. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
3. 3.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked Farhan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
4. 4.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?”
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Grandma said, The bus is late today.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Grandma said (b) The bus (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
6. 6.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.
7. 7.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Isha. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
8. 8.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “It is my turn now___” said Dad. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a full stop (.) (c) a comma (,)
9. 9.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   The teacher said, I love mangoes.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, I (c) I love mangoes. (d) I love
10. 10.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you,” asked Kunal. (b) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal. (c) “Can I come with you?” asked Kunal? (d) “Can I come with you” asked Kunal.
11. 11.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Grandma. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
12. 12.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Let us play outside,” said Diya. (b) “Let us play outside” said Diya. (c) “Let us play outside,” said Diya. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Diya.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Kunal. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The soup is ready___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
15. 15.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Aisha said (b) The bus (c) said, The (d) The bus is late today.
16. 16.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.
17. 17.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.
18. 18.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Pooja. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum. (b) “Can I come with you” asked Mum. (c) “Can I come with you,” asked Mum. (d) “Can I come with you?” asked Mum?
20. 20.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Where is my bag___” asked Rohan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Let us play outside___” said Aisha. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
22. 22.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.
23. 23.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “The bus is late today___” said Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is my turn now. (b) It is (c) said, It (d) Aisha said
25. 25.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said Zoya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
26. 26.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Dad said “The soup is ready.” (b) Dad said, “The soup is ready.” (c) Dad said, “The soup is ready. (d) Dad said, The soup is ready.
27. 27.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach 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) The coach said
28. 28.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.”
29. 29.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.”
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The bus is late today,” said Riya. (b) The bus is late today,” said Riya. (c) “The bus is late today” said Riya. (d) “The bus is late today.” said Riya.
31. 31.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Saanvi said, It is my turn now. (b) Saanvi said, “It is my turn now.” (c) Saanvi said “It is my turn now.” (d) Saanvi said, “It is my turn now.
32. 32.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the (b) Close the window. (c) Dad said (d) said, Close
33. 33.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
34. 34.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Yash said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Yash said
35. 35.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Ananya said “Close the window.” (b) Ananya said, “Close the window. (c) Ananya said, “Close the window.” (d) Ananya said, Close the window.
36. 36.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Please sit down___” said the teacher. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, The bus is late today.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The bus (b) The teacher said (c) The bus is late today. (d) said, The
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Aisha said, The soup is ready.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup (b) The soup is ready. (c) said, The (d) Aisha said
39. 39.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.
40. 40.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said Diya. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)

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