Punctuation in Dialogue Worksheet

Writing skills lesson 23: Punctuating spoken words · Set 155 · 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?
   “Please sit down___” said Mum. (a) a comma (,) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a full stop (.)
2. 2.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “I love mangoes” said Rohan. (b) “I love mangoes.” said Rohan. (c) “I love mangoes,” said Rohan. (d) I love mangoes,” said Rohan.
3. 3.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “It is my turn now.” (b) Mum said, “It is my turn now. (c) Mum said, It is my turn now. (d) Mum said “It is my turn now.”
4. 4.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Priya said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) The soup is ready. (b) Priya said (c) The soup (d) said, The
5. 5.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Joseph said, The soup is ready.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, The (b) The soup is ready. (c) Joseph said (d) The soup
6. 6.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Close the window,” said Tenzin. (b) Close the window,” said Tenzin. (c) “Close the window” said Tenzin. (d) “Close the window.” said Tenzin.
7. 7.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
   Mum said, Please sit down.
   Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Mum said (c) Please sit down. (d) said, Please
8. 8.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “The soup is ready.” said the coach. (b) “The soup is ready,” said the coach. (c) The soup is ready,” said the coach. (d) “The soup is ready” said the coach.
9. 9.Which mark goes in the gap?
   “Can I come with you___” asked the teacher. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
10. 10.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Who ate the last laddoo___” asked Dad. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
11. 11.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us (b) said, Let (c) Let us play outside. (d) Dad said
12. 12.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Rohan said, I have finished my homework.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, I (b) I have (c) Rohan said (d) I have finished my homework.
13. 13.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
14. 14.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The teacher said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) The teacher said (b) said, Close (c) Close the window. (d) Close the
15. 15.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Meera. (b) “Who ate the last laddoo” asked Meera. (c) “Who ate the last laddoo,” asked Meera. (d) “Who ate the last laddoo?” asked Meera?
16. 16.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Why are you late,” asked Priya. (b) “Why are you late?” asked Priya. (c) “Why are you late?” asked Priya? (d) “Why are you late” asked Priya.
17. 17.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Manav said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) Manav said (d) said, Please
18. 18.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Yash said, “The bus is late today. (b) Yash said, The bus is late today. (c) Yash said, “The bus is late today.” (d) Yash said “The bus is late today.”
19. 19.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) The teacher said, The bus is late today. (b) The teacher said, “The bus is late today. (c) The teacher said “The bus is late today.” (d) The teacher said, “The bus is late today.”
20. 20.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Sneha said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Please (b) Sneha said (c) Please sit down. (d) Please sit
21. 21.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Can I come with you___” asked Ishaan. (a) a question mark (?) (b) a comma (,) (c) a full stop (.)
22. 22.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Omkar said, The bus is late today. (b) Omkar said “The bus is late today.” (c) Omkar said, “The bus is late today. (d) Omkar said, “The bus is late today.”
23. 23.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (b) Let us play outside,” said Aarav. (c) “Let us play outside” said Aarav. (d) “Let us play outside.” said Aarav.
24. 24.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    The coach said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, Let (b) Let us play outside. (c) The coach said (d) Let us
25. 25.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Ananya said, I love mangoes.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) I love mangoes. (b) Ananya said (c) I love (d) said, I
26. 26.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kavya said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Close the window. (b) said, Close (c) Kavya said (d) Close the
27. 27.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.”
28. 28.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Farhan said, Let us play outside.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Let us play outside. (b) Farhan said (c) said, Let (d) Let us
29. 29.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Kavya. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
30. 30.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar. (b) “Where is my bag,” asked Omkar. (c) “Where is my bag” asked Omkar. (d) “Where is my bag?” asked Omkar?
31. 31.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “Is it raining outside___” asked Aarav. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a comma (,) (c) a question mark (?)
32. 32.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Kabir said, I love mangoes. (b) Kabir said, “I love mangoes.” (c) Kabir said “I love mangoes.” (d) Kabir said, “I love mangoes.
33. 33.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Mum said, “I have finished my homework. (b) Mum said, “I have finished my homework.” (c) Mum said, I have finished my homework. (d) Mum said “I have finished my homework.”
34. 34.Which mark goes in the gap?
    “I love mangoes___” said the coach. (a) a full stop (.) (b) a question mark (?) (c) a comma (,)
35. 35.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Omkar said, Please sit down.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Please sit (b) Please sit down. (c) said, Please (d) Omkar said
36. 36.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Vikram said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) said, It (b) Vikram said (c) It is my turn now. (d) It is
37. 37.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Saanvi said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) Saanvi said (d) It is my turn now.
38. 38.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Dad said, Close the window.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) Dad said (b) said, Close (c) Close the (d) Close the window.
39. 39.Which sentence is punctuated correctly? (a) Rohan said, It is my turn now. (b) Rohan said “It is my turn now.” (c) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.” (d) Rohan said, “It is my turn now.
40. 40.This sentence needs quotation marks (“ ”):
    Kunal said, It is my turn now.
    Which words are the spoken words? (a) It is (b) said, It (c) It is my turn now. (d) Kunal said

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